Bacterial brawls mark life in the gut's microbiome
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 - 12:32
in Biology & Nature
Bacterially speaking, it gets very crowded in the human gut, with trillions of cells jostling for a position to carry out a host of specialized and often crucial tasks. A new study suggests these “friendly” bacteria aggressively stake out their territory, injecting lethal toxins into any other cells that dare bump into them.