Scientists fool bacteria into killing themselves to survive

(PhysOrg.com) -- Like firemen fighting fire with fire, researchers at the University of Illinois and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst have found a way to fool a bacteria's evolutionary machinery into programming its own death.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news148653696.html">Scientists fool bacteria into killing themselves to survive</a></p> <p>(PhysOrg.com) -- Like firemen fighting fire with fire, researchers at the University of Illinois and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst have found a way to fool a bacteria's evolutionary machinery into programming its own death.</p>