Good science anticipates the shortcomings of human intuition; it expects that the concepts so useful for interpreting the world around us, at the familiar human scale, may well prove unsuitable ...

The hook acts as a dynamic joint, transmitting torque from inside the cell to rotate the outer tail, allowing bacteria to move. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...

Microscopic battles rage around, on and in us at all times, and the microbial combatants use far more exciting weapons than ...

However, some bacterial species have evolved alternative motility mechanisms that allow cells to move on solid surfaces without the aid of flagella; these motility systems are collectively termed ...

C. matruchotii lack flagella, the organelles that allow bacteria to move around. Since these bacteria can't swim, researchers ...

They exist in pairs, chains, or clusters. They are found everywhere, including on and in the human body and within water, ...

Bacteria with flagella, or spinning tails, can move up to a hundred times their body length in a second—a large fish can only move about ten times its body length in a second. The strongest ...

Bacteria are complex single-celled organisms consisting of a cell-wall and an elastic membrane ... The projections on bacteria are known as pili or flagella that help them attach to the host ...

Countless bacteria call the vastness of the oceans home, and they all face the same problem: the nutrients they need to grow ...

Lab experiments, recently published in Science, show that cyanobacteria — a type of bacteria that produces energy from sunlight through photosynthesis — anticipate the change by bundling up in their ...

Problem-solving capabilities Genetically engineered bacteria can identify prime numbers and solve simple mathematical problems. (Courtesy: Nat Chem Biol 10.1038/s41589-024-01711-4) Cell-based ...

Bacteria are protected by the peptidoglycan cell wall, which helps them withstand internal turgor pressure and external damage, such as attacks from other bacteria and viruses. To grow and stay ...