Some bacteria attack using spring-loaded poison daggers

Monday, February 27, 2012 - 10:30 in Biology & Nature

Bacteria have evolved different systems for secreting proteins into the fluid around them or into other cells. Some, for example, have syringe-like exterior structures that can pierce other cells and...

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