Bacteria are always at war. Understanding their use of weapons may lead to antibiotic alternatives

Tuesday, June 23, 2020 - 05:00 in Biology & Nature

by Ian Le Guillou A small glimmer of light passes from one bacterium to another. Under the microscope it might not look like much, but there’s a deadly battle underway: the second cell has just been hit by a poisoned spear. ‘You can see the cell ball up and die,’ said Professor Kevin Foster from the […]

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