Bacteria steal DNA from silent viruses and use it like a memory bank. That memory helps them protect future generations.

Like humans, bacteria can be attacked by viruses. In the case of bacteria, these viral attackers are referred to as ...

“We essentially wanted to answer the question: If bacterial cells don’t have any memory, or survival skills, to combat a new temperate phage that shows up, how do they buy themselves enough time to ...

Like people, bacteria get invaded by viruses. In bacteria, the viral invaders are called bacteriophages, derived from the Greek word for bacteria-eaters, or in shortened form, "phages." ...

“We essentially wanted to answer the question: If bacterial cells don’t have any memory, or survival skills, to combat a new temperate phage that shows up, how do they buy themselves enough ...