Scientists have discovered a gruesome microbial survival strategy: when food is scarce, some bacteria kill and consume their neighbors. The study, published in Science, was conducted by an ...

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As bacteria become increasingly resistant to antibiotics and other antibacterials, there is a growing need for alternatives. In a study published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology, Tobias ...

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The moment of death for the bacteria. A scanning electron microscopy image of the MOF structure puncturing the bacteria. The image was taken in Myfab's cleanroom at Chalmers University of Technology, ...

Even tiny organisms can be brutal – not only eliminating potential competitors for resources but also using their neighbors as a source of nutrition. This is the conclusion reached by an international ...

Starving bacteria (cyan) use a microscopic harpoon—called the Type VI secretion system—to stab and kill neighboring cells (magenta). The prey burst, turning spherical and leaking nutrients, which the ...