(Auto)immunity, Social Theory, and the ‘Political’
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DOI: 10.1080/13534645.2016.1261665
Abstract: There’s a lot of interest recently in what Roberto Esposito calls the possibility of thinking an ‘affirmative’ biopolitics that runs counter to the dominant trend in biopolitical thought thus far (... read more here.
Keywords: auto immunity; theory political; social theory; immunity social ... See more keywords
Prophages are associated with extensive CRISPR–Cas auto-immunity
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DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaa1071
Abstract: Abstract CRISPR–Cas systems require discriminating self from non-self DNA during adaptation and interference. Yet, multiple cases have been reported of bacteria containing self-targeting spacers (STS), i.e. CRISPR spacers targeting protospacers on the same genome. STS… read more here.
Keywords: auto immunity; crispr cas; cas systems; crispr ... See more keywords
Adaptive evolution among cytoplasmic piRNA proteins leads to decreased genomic auto-immunity
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008861
Abstract: In metazoan germlines, the piRNA pathway acts as a genomic immune system, employing small RNA-mediated silencing to defend host DNA from the harmful effects of transposable elements (TEs). Expression of genomic TEs is proposed to… read more here.
Keywords: genomic auto; cytoplasmic pirna; pirna pathway; auto immunity ... See more keywords