Bacterial banter: a target for therapeutics
27 February 2013Targeting the ‘conversations’ that bacteria have with one another could herald a new generation of therapeutics that curb the virulence of infectious microbes.
Lethal weapon: bacteria’s high-risk suicide strategy
24 December 2012New research shows how some bacterial cells keep a ‘suicide complex’ ready to hand at all times.
Viruses evolve mechanism to prevent bacteria from committing suicide
09 November 2012Viruses are capable of outmanoeuvring the ability of bacteria to commit 'suicide', new research shows.
