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Bacteriophage
Bacteriophage: is a type of virus that infects bacteria. In fact, the word "bacteriophage" literally means "bacteria eater," because bacteriophages destroy their host cells. All bacteriophages are composed of a nucleic acid molecule that is surrounded by a protein structure. A bacteriophage attaches itself to a susceptible bacterium and infects the host cell. Following infection, the bacteriophage hijacks the bacterium's cellular machinery to prevent it from producing bacterial components and instead forces the cell to produce viral components. Eventually, new bacteriophages assemble and burst out of the bacterium in a process called lysis. Bacteriophages occasionally remove a portion of their host cells' bacterial DNA during the infection process and then transfer this DNA into the genome of new host cells.
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Microbiology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The microbes of the world are locked in a struggle for survival and a battle for resources. They compete directly in dif
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 26, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
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...
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Annie Lennon
APR 21, 2020
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...
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Carmen Leitch
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...
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DEC 22, 2019
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NOV 20, 2019
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...
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Carmen Leitch
JUL 25, 2019
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Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2019
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2019
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JUN 01, 2019
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Cas13 makes a great diagnostic tool, and now researchers know why it naturally makes so many cuts in RNA.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2019
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APR 03, 2019
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...
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Aleishia Harris-Arnold
APR 01, 2019
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...
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Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2019
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...
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...
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...
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...
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