Viruses are capable of outmanoeuvring the ability of bacteria to commit 'suicide,' new research shows
Monday, November 12, 2012 - 07:30
in Biology & Nature
(Phys.org)—In an extraordinary example of altruistic behaviour, bacteria are capable of giving up their lives rather than allowing a viral infection to spread through their population. Now, new research has shown that viruses have evolved a mechanism that blocks bacteria from killing themselves.