Phages invented sgRNAs before humans!! 🧬
Obviously, for mischief… 😈
Loved seeing this story unfold!
Idea 2: It seems like ecDNA would be an interesting "genetics-free" bait to discover microbial-community and immune-interfacing machines in biofilm matrixes. I bet there are a lot of cool biological machines to discover this way in metaG/microbiome dark matter!
NIAID (@niaidnews.bsky.social) has awarded $6M to launch a coordinated US phage therapy research network — 3 new centers!
Excited our Stanford Center for Phage Pharmaceuticals (@stanfordmedicine.bsky.social) is one, & to work w/ @gladstoneinst.bsky.social & @pghphageprogram.bsky.social!
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