Unlocking Long-Term Genetic Memory: Dormant Bacterial Spores Offer Key Insights into Evolutionary Survival Strategies
[Jerusalem, Israel] – A recent study spearheaded by Prof. Sigal Ben Yehuda and her team at Hebrew University has unveiled a captivating facet of bacterial dormancy. This research illuminates the mechanism through which dormant bacterial spores uphold and activate an enduring transcriptional program upon revival, showcasing an extraordinary genetic memory system. This discovery is pivotal …