Bacteria are considered to be true experts in survival. Their rapid adaptive response to changing environmental conditions is based, among other things, on two competing signaling molecules. As the ‘Yin and Yang’ of metabolic control they decide on the lifestyle of bacteria.
Yin and Yang: Two signaling molecules control growth and behavior in bacteria
Bacteria are considered to be true experts in survival. Their rapid adaptive response to changing environmental conditions is based, among other things, on two competing signaling molecules. As the ‘Yin and Yang’ of metabolic control they decide on the lifestyle of bacteria.