Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 14, April 2026. SignificanceConjugative, or self-transmissible, plasmids are prolific vectors of horizontal gene transfer in bacteria, yet are frequently targeted for degradation by CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats)-Cas adaptive immune ...
PNAS published a clinical update in Research Highlights on 30 Mar 2026.
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