Catching prey with grappling hooks and cannons: The unusual weapons arsenal of a predatory marine bacterium

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Oct 17, 2024, 2:49 pm800 ptsInterestingTop
Countless bacteria call the vastness of the oceans home, and they all face the same problem: the nutrients they need to grow and multiply are scarce and unevenly distributed in the waters around them. In some spots they are present in abundance, but in many places they are sorely lacking. This has led a few…

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