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The Evolution of Mass Cell Suicide in Bacterial Warfare
- anigbrowl 6y agoThis has interesting implications for political economy, given the emergence of suicide bombing as an equalizing strategy in asymmetric warfare. I was especially struck by one of the cited papers on self-destructive behavior among some social insects, which literally grow explosive organs on their bodies as they age: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/337/6093/436 https://science.sciencemag.org/content/337/6093/436
- sorokod 6y agoSo the "Samson Option".
- hhs 6y agoThe authors note that, eventually, they wish to make probiotics to treat illnesses. If interested, this piece offers comments on the study: http://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2020-06-05-bacteria-perform-mass-suicide-defend-their-colony http://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2020-06-05-bacteria-perform-mass-su...