Some bacteria deploy tiny spearguns to retaliate against rival attacks. Researchers at the University of Basel have mimicked ...

Phages are viruses that attack bacteria by injecting their DNA, then usurping bacterial machinery to reproduce. Eventually, they make so many copies of themselves that the bacteria burst.

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Phages are harder to classify than bacteria and therefore less understood, but we do know how they attack bacteria. After attaching to a bacterial cell, phages inject their own DNA and reprogram ...

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Researchers triggered this response using an ultra-sharp tip. (Nanowerk News) Some bacteria deploy tiny spearguns to ...

Some bacteria deploy tiny spearguns to retaliate against rival attacks. Researchers at the University of Basel mimicked attacks by poking bacteria with an ultra-sharp tip. Using this approach ...