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BacterioFiles 271 - Dictyostelium Delivers DNA Deathtraps
Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:12:15
Publish Date: 2016-10-10 05:00:00
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This episode: Slime molds have special cells that capture and kill bacteria using traps made of DNA!

Download Episode (11.2 MB, 12.25 minutes) Show notes: Follow-up study from ep 255 group related to this study Link to Audiommunity episode about Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Journal Paper: Zhang X, Zhuchenko O, Kuspa A, Soldati T. 2016. Social amoebae trap and kill bacteria by casting DNA nets. Nat Commun 7:10938.

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