Innate immune system proteins attack bacteria by triggering bacterial suicide mechanisms

Innate immune system proteins attack bacteria by triggering bacterial suicide mechanisms: "

A group of proteins that act as the body's built-in line of defense against invading bacteria use a molecular trick to induce bacteria to destroy themselves, researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine have determined. The research could point the way toward new anti-bacterial treatments that could take on bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics.

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