M13 virus

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M13 plasmids are used for many recombinant DNA processes, because these virions do not lyse the host cells. However a decrease in the rate of cell growth is seen in the infected cells.

In 2006, MIT researchers modified the DNA of M13 viruses to produce a protein that would complex with cobalt ions in solution, leading to cobalt oxide, a material with rather high energy storage capacity -higher than current carbon-based lithium-ion batteries. [link]

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