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.
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New research shows how some bacterial cells keep a ‘suicide complex’ ready to hand at all times.
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