Stephen Tang

Graduate student at Columbia University, co-first author

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Last updated Oct 13, 2026

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Bacterial antiviral enzyme builds DNA repeats like telomerase

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Identified DRT10 and its antiviral mechanism

Bacteria fight viruses with an enzyme that writes repetitive DNA from an RNA template. The system, called DRT10, works much like telomerase, the enzyme that protects chromosome ends in humans and most other eukaryotes.

Updated Oct 12