Thus, both bacterial CRISPR system and phage anti-CRISPR system are part of a continuing evolutionary battle between bacterial host and their bacteriophage invaders. The fight against phages ...

There are numerous potential uses for the CRISPR-Cas gene scissors, ranging from antiviral treatments and diagnostics to the ...

( Nanowerk News) The CRISPR-Cas gene scissors offer a wide range of potential applications, from the treatment of genetic ...

It had previously been noted that there was a correlation between the number of spacers in CRISPR loci and resistance to phage infection, and this led to the suggestion that CRISPR loci might be ...

Meet the jumbo phage. Scientists believe they’ve cracked the code on how its ‘secret handshakes’ act as a shield against the ...

“which meant that the air was saturated with infectious wild type phage. I just could not maintain a PACE culture without it getting contaminated.” Even as other researchers swarmed into the nascent ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. We can target harmful bacteria. We can engineer beneficial bacteria. We can use CRISPR to study microbial interactions. We can use CRISPR to ...

To defend against phage attacks, bacteria have evolved sophisticated ... A prime example of this ongoing battle is the CRISPR-Cas defense system in bacteria, countered by anti-CRISPR proteins ...

Bondy-Denomy's lab has already developed a CRISPR-based method to make the necessary genetic changes to this specific family of phage. Scientists can also employ that knowledge to engineer jumbo ...

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Our group applies structural (cryo-EM, x-ray crystallography and NMR), biochemical and biophysical methods together with functional studies to investigate macromolecular-mediated recognition, ...