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Study solves mystery behind bacteria’s extensive weaponry
A new study has shed light on why certain species of bacteria carry astonishing arsenals of weapons. The findings could help us to engineer microbes that can destroy deadly pathogens, reducing our reliance on antibiotics.
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Vibrio toxins force key proteins to build ‘roads to nowhere’
Toxins released by a type of bacteria that cause diarrhoeal disease hijack cell processes, forcing important proteins to abandon jobs that are key to proper cell function and assemble into ’roads to nowhere’, a new study has found.