CRISPR Scaling Law Helps Bacteria Balance Autoimmunity and Antiviral Defense - Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

The risk of autoimmunity plays a key role in shaping how CRISPR systems store viral information—guiding how many, and how long, the spacers are.

Bacteria use CRISPR systems to store small pieces of DNA in their genomecalled spacersto guide an immune defense through the recognition, and ultimately destruction, of invading viruses. New work pr… [+3082 chars]

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