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An electron microscope view of phages duplicated inside bacterial cells that possess the immune system discovered in the new study. This immune system attaches a ubiquitin-like protein (marked by black dots and white arrows) to the tails of these phages, preventing them from infecting other bacterial cells
17.07.2024

A bacterial immune system that alters the tails of phages might help clarify an immunity mechanism in humans

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17.08.2023

A newly discovered immune strategy protects bacteria and more advanced species, from corals to bees

Bacteriophages attacking a bacterium. Source: Prof. Graham Beards
25.10.2022

Weizmann Institute scientists reveal how viruses outwit cellular immune systems

infected bacteria
05.11.2020

Unusual structures in bacterial cells keep viral infection from spreading; a list of new ones could provide improved biotech tools 

phages and bacterial cell
16.09.2020
Virus-fighting viperins, part of the human immune system, turn out to have bacterial counterparts that might boost the fight against human...
green fuel illustration
29.01.2020

Two new patents may help lead us to a greener future

infected bacteria
26.09.2019

A newly-discovered immune system in bacteria is the distance ancestor of one in our own cells

Prof. Rotem Sorek
15.05.2018

Prof. Rotem Sorek has been elected as a member of EMBO

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