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Eugene Koonin

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The Quanta Podcast

The Quanta Podcast · May 12, 2026

Our Immune Systems Are Full of Ancient Weapons

“Published 2011 paper proposing bacterial defense islands and suggesting unknown genes within them have immune functions”

Innate Immune System EvolutionBacterial Defense Mechanisms Against PhagesC-gas-sting Pathway Conservation
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