A 3D rendering captured with a confocal microscope shows the development of serpentine "cables" as non-motile E. coli ...

Bacteriophages, or phages, viruses that selectively target and infect bacteria, have drawn growing attention for their potential use in a host of biotechnological processes to benefit humankind, from ...

Intelligent microscopes for detecting rare biological events. Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Journal Nature Methods DOI 10.1038/s41592-022-01589-x ...

Also unlike bacteria, most viruses do cause disease, and they're quite specific about the cells they attack. For example, certain viruses attack cells in the liver , respiratory system , or blood .

The bacterial cell cycle occurs on the timescale of tens of minutes, creating distinct challenges for live-cell microscopy. They collected data at a slow imaging speed of 6.7 frames/hr, a fast imaging ...

Two life forms living together helped spark the evolution of all complex life. By learning to appreciate this process more ...

Gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that contain a thick cell wall. During the Gram staining process — a test that experts use to view the bacteria under a microscope — they appear purple or blue.

10. Can’t catch them, either. Whipping their tails, E. coli can travel 25 times their own length in 1 second, equivalent to a horse running 135 miles per hour. 11. Bacteria have even set up permanent ...

Ning Zhao develops tool to track proteins, offering a better understanding of cell mechanisms to help combat diseasesHave you ...

Scientists have studied a new target for antibiotics in the greatest detail yet—in the fight against antibiotic resistance.

Helicobacter pylori, best known for causing stomach ulcers, was shown to block the build-up of both amyloid-beta and tau in our study.

First discovered more than a century ago, phages latch onto specific receptors on the surface of a bacterial cell and inject their genetic material into the cell to start the infection. Some phages, ...