Certain harmful bacteria drill into our cells to kill them. Bacterial 'nanodrills' assemble themselves on the outer surfaces of our cells and then punch holes in the cells' outer membranes. A team of scientists studied these harmful bacteria and demonstrated in their first movie about how the bacteria punch the holes. The research, published today in the journal ieLife/i, supports the development of new drugs that target this mechanism, which is implicated in serious diseases. ...
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