Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprint
Emergence of a complex logic gate from the integration of slippage-induced frameshift mechanisms
Rushik Bhatti, Kayarat Saikrishnan
The paper shows that phase-variable SSRs in bacteria can create complex XNOR logic gates through frameshift suppression, challenging the binary switch model of phase variation.
DOI 10.64898/2026.04.01.715767