They found that the predator uses microscopic molecular "weapons" to puncture and kill individual cyanobacterial cells, consuming the nutrients they release. In response, the cyanobacteria rapidly ...

Deep in the surface soil of a Chinese farm field, a microscopic predator has been quietly going about its business, unknown ...

Bacteriophages, or phages, are viruses that infect and kill bacteria. These microscopic predators are found everywhere, from soil and water to food and the human gut. Because they attack only specific ...