New images reveal details of two bacteria’s molecular syringes
The up-close views could help with the design of nanodevices that target specific bacteria
![molecular syringes illustrated poking into cell membranes](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/032822_ti_bacteria-syringes_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Tiny molecular syringes (illustrated, tan) are anchored in internal membranes (green) where cyanobacteria called Anabaena carry out photosynthesis.
G.L. Weiss et al/Nature Microbiology 2022