title: The double-edged sword of CRISPR-Cas systems.
abstract: A recent paper gives the details on how specific small RNAs can program a protein to cleave an undesired piece of DNA and to provide immunity to a microbial cell.
authors.affiliation: Département de Biochimie, de Microbiologie et de Bio-informatique, Faculté des Sciences et de Génie, Groupe de Recherche en Écologie Buccale, Faculté de Médecine Dentaire, Félix d'Hérelle Reference Center for Bacterial Viruses, Université Laval, Québec City, Quebec G1V 0A6, Canada.
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Villion
authors.forename: Sylvain
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moineau
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D056426:Genetic Loci; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D058727:RNA, Small Untranslated / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D048249:Streptococcus thermophilus / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D058727:RNA, Small Untranslated