Image: Stalks increase the rate of nutrient uptake by efficiently increasing cell surface area. The finding has potential implications for both ecology and drug production Bloomington, Ind. — The ...
Scientists at the University of East Anglia (U.K.) have uncovered a hidden link between gut health and the immune system—all ...
Scientists discover immune genes influence which gut bacteria live in animals by studying a tiny island bird population.
A growing body of research now links the trillions of microbes living in the human gut to how well people age, with recent ...
Scientists have found that a predatory bacterium, capable of invading and consuming harmful bugs such as E.coli and Salmonella, can sculpt its own shape to fit inside its prey. In a new paper, ...
HOUSTON - (Oct. 6, 2020) - Fat bacteria? Skinny bacteria? From our perspective on high, they all seem to be about the same size. In fact, they are. Precisely why has been an open question, according ...
Bloomington, Ind. -- The constellation of shapes and sizes among bacteria is as remarkable as it is mysterious. Why should Spirochaeta halophila resemble a bedspring coil, Stella a star and ...
Scientists have found that a predatory bacterium, capable of invading and consuming harmful bugs such as E.coli and Salmonella, can sculpt its own shape to fit inside its prey. Scientists have shown ...