Giant virus has evolved its own kind of CRISPR to destroy invaders

The massive mimivirus is so big it has its own kind of CRISPR-like immune system to defend against the tiny viruses that attack it

Source:
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2214663-giant-virus-has-evolved-its-own-kind-of-crispr-to-destroy-invaders/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home