Scientists discover a bacterial defense so strange they thought it was broken
SCIENCEDAILY · ROCKVILLE — Scientists have discovered a bizarre bacterial defense system that works almost completely backward from anything seen before. Unlike typical bacterial immune systems that keep a deadly toxin under control until a virus attacks, this unusual mechanism waits until an infection begins before producing the DNA that…
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- ScienceDaily
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- 31 October 2026 · 10:38 UTC
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- 31 October 2026 · 14:00 UTC
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- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261029072123.htm
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