Science
Centipedes have been borrowing proteins in their venom from bacteria and fungi – The Natural History Museum
‘Of the five different protein families which we know they have borrowed from these groups of organisms, three come from bacteria and they are all virulence vectors,’ explains Ronald. ‘What this means is that bacteria use these proteins to harm other organisms.’
Additionally, one of these venom proteins is closely related to a protein that is already well known to humans and is being exploited to help protect crops.
‘This toxin is produced by bacteria to kill insects so they can then consume them,’…
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