The number of immune defense and counter-defense systems sustained in the arms race between procaryotes and viruses
Yaroslav Ispolatov, Anna Lekontseva, Konstantin Severinov
The paper argues that the number of defense and counter-defense systems in the prokaryote-virus arms race is limited to around 10 due to metabolic and autoimmune costs.
bioRxiv · Feb 2, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology