«Puzzling question in bacterial immune system answered.» (sciencedaily.com)
Through a few clever molecular hacks, researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have converted a natural bacterial immune system into a microscopic data recorder, laying the groundwork for a new class of technologies that use bacterial cells for everything from disease diagnosis to environmental monitoring. (sciencedaily.com)
Dr. Barrangou has published numerous articles on CRISPR - Cas systems and their use since 2005, including establishing their role as bacterial immune systems, and exploiting them for industrial applications. (warrenalpert.org)