May 23, 2024
Synthetic bacterial genome upgraded for viral defence and biocontainment

Synthetic bacterial genome upgraded for viral defence and biocontainment

Nature, Published online: 15 March 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00702-0

Bacteria with a synthetic genome were engineered to alter the way that the DNA code instructs cells to make proteins. This ‘language barrier’ serves to isolate the cells genetically, and makes them immune to viral infection.

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