CRISPR-Cas10 can flood virally infected bacteria with toxic molecules, researchers discover
A mechanism originally discovered in bacteria, where it has operated as ... "Cas10 alone can clear a phage or plasmid from a ...
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plasmid / plasmids
A plasmid is a small, circular, double-stranded DNA molecule that is distinct from a cell's chromosomal DNA. Plasmids naturally exist in bacterial cells, and they also occur in some eukaryotes.