Study reveals how plants and bacteria 'talk' to thwart disease
Friday, November 6, 2009 - 07:42
in Biology & Nature
When it comes to plants' innate immunity, like many of the dances of life, it takes two to tango. A receptor molecule in the plant pairs up with a specific molecule on the invading bacteria and, presto, the immune system swings into action to defend against the invasion of the disease-causing microbe...
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