The Clore Center for Biological Physics

Date:
26
Sunday
May
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 13:15-14:30
Title: Phages vs bacteria warfare: co-evolution and intelligence gathering
Location: Koffler Accelerator of the Canada Center of Nuclear Physics
Lecturer: Prof. Yigal Meir
Organizer: Clore Center for Biological Physics
Contact: Debbie.hen@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Ben-Gurion University
Abstract: The warfare between bacteria and phages - viruses that infect bacteria - has bee ... Read more The warfare between bacteria and phages - viruses that infect bacteria - has been raging for billions of years. During this time both sides have evolved various attack and defense systems. In this talk I will describe 3 related projects: 1. Is there an optimal number of such defense or anti-defense systems? 2. How can different phages which prey on the same bacteria co-exist, in contradiction with the expected competitive exclusion? 3. Some phages have developed the ability to garner environmental information, enabling them to make more "intelligent" decisions. How much is such intelligence worth, in terms of other resources? FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND CONTENT ON SOFT MATTER AND BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS AT THE WEIZMANN, VISIT OUR WEBSITE: https://www.biosoftweizmann.com/
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