Phages thought they were the apex predators of the microbial world until bacteria developed CRISPR-CAS, the molecular equivalent of scissors and a restraining order. The meme perfectly captures that awkward moment when a phage realizes it just tried to infect a bacteria with genetic immunity. It's basically showing up to a gunfight with a water balloon, only to discover your opponent has a molecular defense system that can literally cut your DNA to pieces. The bacteria is essentially saying "I'll be taking your genetic material... and turning it into confetti."
Chop Chop: The Bacterial Defense System
crispr-memes, phage-memes, bacteria-memes, microbiology-memes, genetics-memes | ScienceHumor.io
More Like This
Tut In A Gut: Ancient Egypt Meets Anatomy
5 months ago
16.5K views
0 shares
The Great Spontaneous Generation Showdown
7 months ago
20.5K views
0 shares
The Genetic Plot Twist
4 months ago
10.0K views
0 shares
Loading more content...
Academia
Ai
Astronomy
Biology
Chemistry
Climate
Conspiracy
Earth-science
Engineering
Evolution
Geology