Exploding Bacteria

Scientists working in the field of synthetic biology havethought up a new way to cure diseases… except by“thought up” I mean they’ve been watching MichaelBay’s Transformers movies and seeing how everythingexplodes.

The scientists have created an Escherichia coli cell which– upon contact with certain pathogens – literallyexplodes, killing both the pathogen and itself.

You heard me: scientists have thought of a way to cureyou with explosions. Speaking of wacky cures…