‘Treasure trove’ of antiviral proteins could inspire powerful molecular tools

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Two research teams mined genomic data from bacteria to create databases containing thousands of antiviral defence proteins that could inspire powerful biotechnologies.

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  1. Miryam Naddaf
    1. Miryam Naddaf is a reporter for Nature in London.

Bacteria have been fighting off viruses using a huge arsenal of molecular weaponry that scientists did not know about — until now.

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