TWiV 1361: Ancient Viral Sword and Shield

This Week in Virology by Vincent Racaniello

Sep 27, 202601:46:10Science & Medicine

TWiV explains discovery of a previously unknown mechanism of RNA-guided DNA recognition for genetic control that possibly predates the emergence of CRISPR pathways, and the possibility that Alzheimer's Disease neuropatho...

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