The Immune System Of The Microscopic

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This article was about the new research that has been studying the immune system of bacteria. As you may have heard some strains of bacteria are becoming resistant to certain antibiotics. Well researchers have been studying how bacteria fights off viruses and these antibiotics. The CRISPR is the immune system of bacteria. They believe that the answer may lie in the way RNA splits up. They haven't come up with an exact answer yet but they are getting closer every day.

This is amazing. One of my favorite bacterias to study is NF (Necrotizing Fasciitis) which is the flesh eating virus. It's fatal because it's resistant to all antibiotics. If this research continues then it might be possible to find a way to stop it, along with other resistant bacteria. Being that this is a large concern to public health I strongly hope that they find the answer. This could be a huge step in controlling the future outbreaks.


- Lauren (Ren) Stogner