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minus-squareslurpeesoforion@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 months agoThere are plenty of retro viruses i would hope these could apply to.
minus-square✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-28 months agoThe entire origin of CRISPR is an immune defense mechanism against DNA based bacteriophages(bacteria don’t have a nucleus so they can’t have a retrovirus). It’s just cool that we’re able to use bacteria immune strategies in our own cells.
There are plenty of retro viruses i would hope these could apply to.
The entire origin of CRISPR is an immune defense mechanism against DNA based bacteriophages(bacteria don’t have a nucleus so they can’t have a retrovirus). It’s just cool that we’re able to use bacteria immune strategies in our own cells.