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CRISPR-Cas coordinates a layered bacterial defense network in innate immunity

All cellular life—from humans to bacteria—possesses two layers of immunity: innate and adaptive. Scientists have long understood how these two types of immunity work together in higher organisms but not in the microbial world.

CRISPR-Cas coordinates a layered bacterial defense network in innate immunity
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All cellular life—from humans to bacteria—possesses two layers of immunity: innate and adaptive. Scientists have long understood how these two types of immunity work together in higher organisms but not in the microbial world.

Originally published at Phys.org

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