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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
bert_hubert@eupolicy.social ("bert hubert 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦") wrote:
This is quite a stunning visual. Many bacteria feature the CRISPR viral immunity mechanism. This consists of pieces of remembered viral DNA, interspersed (the "I" in CRISPR) between repetitive elements. This viral DNA is then recognized & neutralized. I ran the UNIX 'less' command on E. Coli DNA and searched for the CRISPR repetitive element, and behold: #why2025
