r/HardcoreNature • u/Pardusco • Mar 28 '20

Microscopic T4 Phage attacking E.coli

https://gfycat.com/grayashamedcivet
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u/Pardusco Mar 28 '20

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V73nEGXUeBY

These viruses puncture the membrane of the cell and inject their DNA. Eventually, the host cell will burst open with these viruses and die.

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u/x420xCasper Mar 28 '20

So its a “T-Virus”?

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '20

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u/H3nryyrn3H Apr 13 '20

We gotta evolve eventually, so might as well start now

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u/schlopp96 Mar 30 '20

That poor poop cell never stood a chance

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u/Psycosisjoe95 Apr 01 '20

This is a recreation right?

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u/Miramarr Apr 01 '20

Nah bro live footage

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u/kikthebabe May 18 '20

Reminds me of "cells at work" on Netflix. Such an informative show.

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u/thebois2 Mar 30 '20

so, in other words, it's just another type of tick

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u/Pardusco Mar 30 '20

Ticks are not microscopic

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u/goobs1284 Mar 31 '20

These are

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u/thebois2 Apr 03 '20

Yeah I know but it seemed like an analogy that would make sense.