Killing off rivals makes for happy families, bacteria study finds

Killing off rivals makes for happy families, bacteria study finds Edinburgh, UK (SPX) Feb 07, 2017 - A grisly method by which bacteria dispatch their distant relatives also creates conditions in which the attackers can thrive, research has found. Families of bacteria cells are known to kill adjacent, unrelated cells by injecting them with toxins - now researchers have found that cells which compete in this way are able to flourish. Their approach creates surviving pockets of closely relat ... more

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