Even ancient bacteria possessed intercellular communication structures like humans today, study finds

Communication between cells in plants, animals and humans takes place via specialized connecting structures. An international ...

Biologists find a hidden weak spot in how bacteria build the tails they use to move

New research from Indiana University has uncovered a previously unknown vulnerability in how bacteria build the whip-like ...
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Scientists Discover Bacteria Growing Microscopic “Electrical Wires” With Extraordinary Conductivity

Bacteria grow microscopic electrical wires with remarkable conductivity, revealing a new blueprint for flexible ...
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Nigerian scientist co-leads new US research on bacteria

A Nigerian scientist, Kehinde Adebiyi, has co-led a research study at Indiana University in the United States, uncovering an unexpected weakness in bacteria’s process of building structures used for ...
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University of Tokyo nanoscope sees structures within bacteria

A project at the University of Tokyo has developed a mid-infrared microscopy platform offering an improved view of structures inside living bacteria. Described in Nature Photonics, the new nanoscope ...

As antibiotic resistance grows, researchers turn to copper to fight infections

When bacteria invade the urinary tract, the body has its own arsenal for fighting back. Among those weapons is an unlikely ...
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Even ancient bacteria possessed intercellular communication structures like humans today

Communication between cells in plants, animals and humans takes place via specialised connecting structures. An international team led by biologists from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and ...