Bacteria protect themselves from phage infections by capturing genetic material from dormant temperate phages, forming a biological "memory" that is passed to their offspring.

Bioinformaticians have established that the genes in bacterial genomes are arranged in a meaningful order. They describe that the genes are arranged by function: If they become increasingly important ...

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Bacteria are able to transfer genetic material and, therefore, certain traits via plasmids, which are circular pieces of DNA. Plasmids often carry genes for virulence, survival, or antibiotic ...

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Now, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have shed new light on how bacteria protect themselves from certain phage invaders—by seizing genetic material from weakened, dormant phages and ...

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