toxin antitoxin (IMAGE)

Penn State

toxin antitoxin

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A bacterial cell poisons itself with an antitoxin to prevent a virus from taking over, which is one important function of toxin-antitoxin systems discovered by Thomas Wood, Biotechnology Endowed Chair and professor of chemical engineering at Penn State.

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Ellie Jamison

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