Biological basis of 'bacterial immune system' discovered

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Courtesy ScienceDaily  Fri, 11/27/2009 - 23:45

Scientists have discovered how the bacterial immune system works, and the finding could lead to new classes of targeted antibiotics, new tools to study gene function in microorganisms and more stable bacterial cultures used by food and biotechnology industries to make products such as yogurt and cheese.

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