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A new study identifies the mechanistic basis for host cell transformation byTheileriaspp. parasites.

Two studies describe the design of safer genetically modified organisms that cannot grow in natural ecosystems because they require synthetic amino acids for growth.

This study identifies CyRPA as the anchor of an essentialPlasmodium falciparuminvasion complex at the merozoite surface.

This month's Genome Watch explores how genetic variation in restriction–modification systems fromStreptococcus pneumoniaecontributes to the defence against phages and to bacterial virulence.

This study identifies bacteriophage exclusion (BREX) as a novel bacterial defence system that protects against lytic and lysogenic phage infection.

Bassler and colleagues show that a small regulatory RNA fromVibrio harveyiregulates multiple target mRNAs by distinct mechanisms, which influences quorum sensing dynamics.

A study reports the discovery of a new antibiotic with a novel mechanism of action and a low propensity to select for resistance.

A new study shows that the cyclic provision of a single glycan by the Hawaiian bobtail squid to its bioluminescent symbiontVibrio fischericontributes to the persistence of their lifelong symbiosis.