Thriller in the bacterial kingdom

Who would have thought it of bacteria: they are capable of sneaking up on other microorganisms to kill and eat them.

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How bacteria hunt bacteria

Predator-prey relationships between bacteria could provide ideas for new antibacterial strategies.

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An honorary post for Franz Narberhaus

The biologist is the new president of the microbiology professional society.

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How diarrhoea pathogens switch into attack mode at body temperature

Bacteria don’t produce disease-causing substances until they have infected a warm body. To this end, they use a special thermometer...

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RNA structures by the thousands

Every cell contains thousands of different RNA molecules. In the past, it would have taken many research careers to decipher their structures using traditional methods. But not anymore.

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