This was a really fun collaboration and I learnt a ton, including how much more we have to learn about defense mechanisms (or are they attack mechanisms? or alt-hypothesis-here mechanisms?). Such a great arena for interdisc. work. Thanks @ellinoralseth.bsky.social for getting me on board!
When is an antiphage mechanism an evolved defence adaptation? This question has been on my mind for so long, because despite the field’s rapid progress there is currently no widely agreed framework in place to answer it. So @brownlab.bsky.social and I wrote this, and I'm happy to share the preprint!
