Question 67

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The figure below depicts a "kill switch" or suicide module designed to eliminate an organism at a predetermined point, namely once the microorganism's function is accomplished. Explain how this kill switch can be regulated to prevent the untimely death of a microorganism harboring it.
The figure below depicts a kill switch or suicide module designed to eliminate an organism at a predetermined point, namely once the microorganism's function is accomplished. Explain how this kill switch can be regulated to prevent the untimely death of a microorganism harboring it.

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CcdB is a powerful DNA damaging toxin. T...

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