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Vincent, Elio and Michael discuss the finding of a prion in bacteria, and how communication between bacteria guides the decision between lysis and lysogeny.
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Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and Elio Schaechter.
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- Prions in bacteria (Science)
- Communication guides lysis-lysogeny decisions (Nature)
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