deirdresm t1_jbp08jr wrote
Reply to comment by Nymaz in I just learned that the known shortest DNA in an “organism” is about 1700 base pairs in a certain virus. Is there a minimum amount of “code” required for an organism (or virus) to function in any capacity? by mcbergstedt
Virologist and professor Vincent Racaniello refers to viruses as “obligate intracellular parasites.”
One of the fascinating areas of research is in using bacteriophages to break up biofilms. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.825828/full
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