Basler Lab
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Basler Lab
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Unraveling the secrets of bacterial injection needles .. (among other things)
The prey (blue) multiply, don't move and produce capsule (purple). The predators (red) move towards prey and attack non-kin. They divide only if they lyse prey. The defenders (orange) move randomly and defend themselves by retaliation (divide if they lyse a cell). Who wins?
June 15, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Check out the NotebookLM powered interactive Q&A: sites.google.com/view/bacfigh...
This is based on the scientific literature and the simulation code. Literature is cited in the help and the documentation. Extremely helpful!
June 15, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Thank you, Katrin, for a great news article:

Damaged but not defeated: Bacteria use nano-spearguns to retaliate against attacks
biozentrum.unibas.ch/news/detail/...

And the Swiss Nanoscience Institute for producing this video summary:
youtu.be/0uOVdcOy3vQ?...
Bacterial attack only as defense
YouTube video by Swiss Nanoscience Institute
youtu.be
March 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM