History of CRISPR Cas - A tale of survival and evolution
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...the CRISPR sequences were initially discovered in E. coli in 1987 (1), the concept that these clustered... K, Haft DH, Barrangou R, Brouns SJJ, Charpentier E, Horvath P, Moineu S, Mojica FJM, Wolf YI, Yakunin...various cas genes not only to store a record of invading phages but to also destroy the phage upon re-exposure... the foreign DNA, a cut is made to destroy the invader.
Wikipedia, accessed 25 November 2013. Author...systems provides powerful lines of defense against invading phages.
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