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Bacteria are able to induce defense and DNA repair systems that specifically counteract the toxic effects of some important natural agents. «Adaptive responses» to alkylation and oxidation damage have revealed novel strategies for escape from certain kinds of genetic damage.
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Bruce Demple (1987) studied this question.
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