Researchers have discovered how bacteria break through spaces barely larger than themselves, by wrapping their flagella ...

They race, they spin, they shoot. Meet the organisms for which physical prowess is more than sport—it’s a matter of life and death ...

In tight spaces that trap most microbes, one bacterium keeps moving by reconfiguring how it swims, revealing a new biological ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have identified a photophobic response (light avoidance) in the unicellular apusomonad ...

Some microbes can squeeze through tight spaces by wrapping themselves in their flagellum—the tail-like structure they use to ...

Researchers have discovered how bacteria break through spaces barely larger than themselves, by wrapping their flagella around their bodies and moving forward. Using a microfluidic device that mimics ...

How can bacteria squeeze through spaces narrower than a human hair is thick? A research team in Japan led by Dr. Daisuke ...

New research from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) sheds new light on how the gut protects itself by sensing gut ...

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. A lung pathogen grows stronger in iron-rich environments, but at the cost of its own virulence, revealing a hidden trade-off behind chronic infection. Study: Iron dictates ...

Fluid flow analysis reveals that both swimming and sessile ciliates achieve competitive nutrient uptake, resolving the ...

Researchers successfully developed a robotic model that spontaneously generates tunable and accurate run-and-tumble dynamics, ...

How physically magnifying objects using a key ingredient in diapers has opened an unprecedented view of the microbial world.