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DNA crystals are a bacterium's best friend

To protect DNA from damage during periods of starvation, bacteria may form crystals that include the genetic material.

References:

Wolf, S.G. ... S.E. Finkel, R. Kolter, and A. Minsky. 1999. DNA protection by stress-induced biocrystallization. Nature 400(July 1):83.

Sources:

John R. Battista
Louisiana State University
Department of Microbiology
Baton Rouge, LA 70803

Steven E. Finkel
Harvard Medical School
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
200 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115

Roberto Kolter
Harvard Medical School
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
200 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115

Abraham Minsky
Weizmann Institute of Science
Department of Organic Chemistry
Rehovot 76100
Israel

From Science News, Vol. 156, No. 1, July 3, 1999, p. 7. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

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