If that is the case, scientists might have found a new way to disrupt viral attacks. (scientificamerican.com)
That may sound like science fiction, but the Church lab at Harvard has already changed portions of the genetic code of E. coli bacteria to repel viral attacks. (discovermagazine.com)
VIRAL ATTACK Viruses called phages (shown landing on the surface of a cell in this transmission electron micrograph) can infect and kill bacteria. (sciencenews.org)