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Evolution and Ecology

Evolution and Ecology Prof. Marek Basler Unraveling the secrets of bacterial injection needles Prof. Christoph Dehio Molecular mechanisms of chronic bacterial infections Prof. Médéric Diard Ecology and evolution of the…

Damaged but not defeated: Bacteria use nano-spearguns to retaliate against attacks

In the world of microbes, peaceful coexistence goes hand in hand with fierce competition for nutrients and space. Certain bacteria outcompete rivals and fend off attackers by injecting them with a lethal cocktail using tiny,…

Bacteria free themselves with molecular “speargun”

Tularemia is an infectious disease that mostly affects rabbits and rodents, but also humans can become infected. The cause of this serious disease is the bacterium Francisella tularensis . The infection biologists led by…

Bacterial nano-speargun as a precision weapon

No matter where you go, you always find someone there already. This is true for many living creatures but especially for bacteria. In order to be able to stand their ground and eliminate unwanted rivals, many bacteria rely…

kids@science 2018 – very young researchers at the Biozentrum

Soon children's voices will fill the Biozentrum. Again this year, for the third time, school children will become young research scientists. Wearing white coats, armed with pipettes, pens and notebooks, they will eagerly…