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MIT: Killing the Messenger
November 02, 2024
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news:

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A newly characterized anti-viral defense system in bacteria aborts infection through a novel mechanism by chemically altering mRNA.

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By Lillian Eden | Department of Biology

Like humans and other complex multicellular organisms, single-celled bacteria can fall ill and fight off viral infections. A bacterial vi . . .

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