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Bacteria supply their allies with munitions Posted: 08 Sep 2016 10:08 AM PDT Bacteria fight their competitors with molecular spear guns, the so-called Type VI secretion system. When firing this weapon they also unintentionally hit their own kind. However the related bacteria strains benefit from coming under fire. They recycle the protein components of the spear guns and use these to build their own weapons. |
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