How bacteria use a protein associated with Alzheimer’s to fight off threats
Amyloids are perhaps best known as a key driver of Alzheimer’s disease. According to new research, these oft-maligned proteins also serve a critical role for bacteria in our environment, enabling them to fight off other “predatory bacteria.”
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