MACs Array (IMAGE)

San Diego State University

MACs Array

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'Death Star' bacterial syringe structure -- Metamorphosis Associated Contractile structures (MACs) discovered by SDSU marine microbiologist Nicholas Shikuma and his lab team. It injects a protein into animal cells that leads to metamorphosis, it may also be in the human gut,and could be tapped to deliver targeted drugs in the future.

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Shikuma Lab

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