The TWiM crew ponders the question of how a bacterium finds its middle when dividing, then divulge the transfer of interbacterial antagonism genes to eukaryotes, where they may function in innate defense.
 
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Size independent symmetric division (Nat Commun)


How does a bacterium find its middle? (Nat Struct Biol)


Genes transferred from bacteria augment eukaryotic defenses (Cell)


Antibacterial gene transfer (eLife)

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