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Scientists discover a bacterial defense so strange they thought it was broken

Scientists discover a bacterial defense so strange they thought it was broken

Scientists discover a bacterial defense so strange they thought it was broken

Scientists have discovered a bizarre bacterial defense system that works almost completely backward from anything seen before. Unlike typical bacterial immune systems that keep a deadly toxin under control until a virus attacks, this unusual mechanism waits until an infection begins before producing the DNA that switches on its lethal weapon. The infected bacterium then destroys itself,…

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261029072123.htm

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