How intestinal bacteria use our dying cells as fuel

Until now, a great deal has remained unknown about the relationship between programmed cell death and bacterial infections. However, recent work by Dr CJ Anderson and Professor Kodi Ravichandran from VIB-UGent, Belgium, has shed new light on this topic and introduced a new layer to the complex host–pathogen interaction. Read more in Research OutreachRead the original article:  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03785-9