Template-free DNA and no dogma broken

Perhaps you came across a Science news piece published last week, presented with a fair amount of hype. Title: Scientists stunned by ‘fundamentally new way’ life produces DNA.” Subtitle: “Newly discovered bacterial defense system challenges genetic code’s central dogma.”

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Antibiotics not working? CRISPR armed phages are coming!

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Once upon a time there was a field of research that had been dormant for over a century, well now it has awakened. Approved clinical trials are in dozens, scientific journals are publishing reviews of the state of the art, the first books are coming out, chronicling unexpected individual successes, and even the first inquiries from major publications such as the Economist are popping up.

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