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Molecular snapshots reveal how viral enzymes switch between inserting and removing DNA
Source: Phys.org · Published
Bacteriophages, or viruses that infect bacteria, have a fiendishly simple purpose in life: attach to a bacterial cell, inject their DNA and then use the host's genetic machinery to reproduce. In…
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