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Kingdom-wide Discovery of Type VI Secretion Effectors via AI Uncovers Three New Bacterial Toxins

The type VI secretion system (T6SS) is a molecular harpoon used by 19% of bacteria to inject toxic proteins into microbial or host cells. Despite its widespread distribution, many T6SS effector (T6Es) genes remain unidentified. Here, we developed an XGBoost classifier integrating 42 genetic and biochemical features to identify novel T6Es. Applying our model to 2,559 T6SS-encoding bacterial…

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Prompt Injection Is the New SQL Injection: Building Resilient AI‑Powered Applications

Originally published on tamiz.pro . The rapid adoption of Large Language Models (LLMs) has introduced a new class of vulnerabilities that directly mirrors the legacy threats of the early web.

  • Prompt injection parallels SQL injection, a new AI security threat.
  • LLMs treat all input as raw text, lacking clear code/data distinction.
  • Defensive strategies from SQL injection needed for resilient AI apps.

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