Studies of a bacterial virus have revealed an unexpected weapon that helps it to overcome its host's rapidly changing defences. A look at other organisms hints that the mechanism might be widespread.
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Boeke, J. A is for adaptation. Nature 431, 408–409 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/431408a
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