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The TWiMbionts explore the role of bacteria in the genesis of moonmilk, and how ancient host proteins can be used to engineer resistance to virus infection.
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Vincent Racaniello, Michele Swanson and Elio Schaechter.
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Role of Streptomyces in moonmilk (bioRxiv)
- TWiM 51: Cave science with Hazel Barton
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Moonmilk (Wikipedia)
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Ancient proteins for virus resistance (Cell Rep)
- Letters read on TWiM 157
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