A Virus Gives Itself Away the Moment It Attacks
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Researchers at University of Utah Health identified a bacterial immune mechanism called CBASS that detects incoming viral infection not by sensing viral genetic material but by recognizing when a viral protease enzyme cuts a host protein, effectively revealing the virus's attack.
Research published in Science; more work is needed to translate this into improved phage therapies for bacterial infections.
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