2007 HORVATH, Philippe (1970 – ); BARRANGOU, Rodolphe; FREMAUX, Christophe; DEVEAU, Hélène

CRISPR provides acquired resistance against viruses in prokaryotes.

Horvath and his team provided key details of the extremely complex mechanisms involved in CRISPR's function as an immune system for bacteria against bacteriophages. Analogous to Pasteur's heroic role in saving the Fre…

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