The Amazing Bacterial Immune System

Posted: 2/4/2018

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Just read Bacterial Immune Systems Take the Stage A systematic study uncovering multiple new and unusual bacterial immune defense mechanisms could pave the way toward new biotech tools

“Until a decade ago, scientists were not aware that bacteria had complex immune systems – ones that could keep up with the pace of evolution in viruses called phages that infect bacteria.”

If confirmed, this is a huge discovery! We may now learn so much more about the origins and evolution of our own immune system and so much more.

At Least 11 Different Immune System Defense Mechanisms

This is absolutely mind boggling! Besides, the recently discovered and now widely employed gene editing method CRISPR, researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have discovered 10 more different immune system defense mechanisms in bacteria previously unknown.

The scope and breadth of study itself is absolutely mind boggling.