The CRISPR conundrum: evolve and maybe die, or survive and risk stagnation

The CRISPR conundrum: evolve and maybe die, or survive and risk stagnation

CRISPR-Cas represents a prokaryotic defense mechanism against invading genetic elements. Although there is a diversity of CRISPR-Cas systems, they all share similar, essential traits. In general, a CRISPR-Cas system consists of one or more groups of DNA repeats named CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Inte...

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Main Authors: Jesús García-Martínez, Rafael D. Maldonado, Noemí M. Guzmán, Francisco J. M. Mojica
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shared Science Publishers OG 2018-05-01
Series:Microbial Cell
Subjects:
CRISPR
Cas
prokaryotic adaptive immunity
horizontal gene transfer
prokaryotic evolution
Online Access:http://microbialcell.com/researcharticles/the-crispr-conundrum-evolve-and-maybe-die-or-survive-and-risk-stagnation/
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