Bacteria come in a surprising variety of shapes: the more commonly known are coccus, bacillus. But curved cell shapes are also widespread among bacteria and important for cellular motility, virulence, ...
A new study reveals that bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment through two fundamentally different "shutdown modes," not ...
Researchers report that phage resistance in ocean bacteria can alter growth, metabolism and sinking behavior, revealing a previously underappreciated link between viral pressure and marine carbon ...
Cells constantly shift and transform, triggering the complex choreography that shapes living organisms. Whether dividing into new cells or sculpting an embryo, these tiny movements rely on chemical ...
Cancer treatment often sounds distant and technical, so stories about it can feel hard to enter. Yet, everyday curiosity ...