TWiM 266: Bacteria that can record

June 8, 2022

TWiM explains how spindle-shaped Archaeal viruses evolved from rod-shaped ancestors to package a larger genome, and transcriptional recording by CRISPR acquisition from RNA.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and Petra Levin

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