Taking out the (life-threatening) garbage: Bacteria eject trash to survive
Wednesday, September 26, 2018 - 16:20
in Health & Medicine
Scientists have known for decades that certain bacteria produce small spherical versions of themselves. Although they lack basic materials to reproduce or function like normal cells, recent interest in such "minicells" has spiked due to their proficiency as nano-sized delivery tools for drugs and vaccines to targeted cells and tissues.