Bacteria use 'toxic darts' to disable each other, scientists say
Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 14:20
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- In nature, it's a dog-eat-dog world, even in the realm of bacteria. Competing bacteria use "toxic darts" to disable each other, according to a new study by UC Santa Barbara biologists. Their research is published in the journal Nature.