@Lignedescience@social.sciences.re
Post #1133231
2026-04-12 21:48 UTC
Φ80 is a stealth phage that is invading biology labs by hitchhiking with genome editing techniques (!)
https://www.asimov.press/p/phi80 #biomol #virus #BMC #cellbio
Replies (4)
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@MoritzBrouhaha@typo.social 2026-04-12 22:42
@Lignedescience@social.sciences.re moi : allez je vais me coucher. 30minutes plus tard : Φ80 quelle petite peste 😤
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@androcat@toot.cat 2026-04-13 05:51
@Lignedescience@social.sciences.re Holy fucking crap. This is evolution at its purest, most insidious.
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@cmdrmoto@hachyderm.io 2026-04-13 06:02
@Lignedescience@social.sciences.re @SRLevine@neuromatch.social Phage, uh … Finds a way They sure seem like they’re alive sometimes. FTA: “In other words, the phage replicates precisely when researchers are not watching.” 😱
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@rulquh@mastodontti.fi 2026-04-13 07:56
@Lignedescience@social.sciences.re Cool!