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Filamentous Bacteria Use Grappling Hooks and Cannons to Hunt

Countless bacteria call the vastness of the oceans home, and they all face the same problem: the nutrients they need to grow and multiply are scarce and unevenly distributed in the waters around them.

18 Oct 2024

Research Uncovers Unique Cell Division Mechanism in Dental Plaque Bacteria

One of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet is closer than you think -; right inside your mouth. Your mouth is a thriving ecosystem of more than 500 different species of bacteria living in distinct, structured communities called biofilms.

3 Sep 2024

Harnessing Proteomics to Explore the Role of Probiotic Bacteria in Human Health

The currently available proteomics strategies can be used to identify and quantify probiotic bacterial proteins.

19 Aug 2024

Algae Power Micromachines for Research and Engineering

Scientists have built little, vehicle-like structures that microscopic algae can drive. The micromachines have baskets attached to them that catch the algae and are thoughtfully made to provide them adequate space to swim around in.

10 Jul 2024

Unraveling the Mysteries of Brown Algae's Sex Chromosomes

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen made a groundbreaking discovery, revealing that an HMG-box gene in brown algae plays a crucial role in determining male sex.

25 Mar 2024

Mathematical Recipe for Sperm Tail Motion Discovered

Patterns of chemical interactions are thought to create patterns in nature such as stripes and spots. This new study shows that the mathematical basis of these patterns also governs how the sperm tail moves.

27 Sep 2023

Deactivating mosquito sperm to control populations of Culex

New UC Riverside research makes it likely that proteins responsible for activating mosquito sperm can be shut down, preventing them from swimming to or fertilizing eggs.

22 Mar 2023

Molecular mechanism behind microtubule dynamics in R. contractilis

Raphidocystis contractilis belongs to Heliozoa, a group of eukaryotes that is generally seen in brackish, fresh, and seawater.

19 Jan 2023

Intracellular drug delivery using a novel nano transporter

The effectiveness of a novel nano molecule as a drug delivery system has been examined in a recent study by the University of Barcelona.

From University of Barcelona 13 Jan 2023

Cryo-EM solves the decades-old mystery of bacterial movement

Scientists from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and their colleagues have discovered a decades-old mystery regarding how E. coli and other bacteria move.

28 Sep 2022

Scientists discover how bacteria swim through complex fluids and environments

For years, science fiction authors have written about the idea of using microswimmers that could perform surgeries or deliver medicines to humans.

31 Mar 2022

New breakthrough in understanding how single-cell algae keep track of light as they swim

Scientists have made a pivotal breakthrough in the quest to understand how single-cell green algae are able to keep track of the light as they swim.

From University of Exeter 25 Feb 2021

Single-dose universal vaccine could protect against many types of leptospirosis bacteria

Scientists have designed a single-dose universal vaccine that could protect against the many forms of leptospirosis bacteria, according to a study published today in eLife.

27 Jan 2021

Altered sugar composition impacts cell-to-surface adhesion

Biotechnologists measure the forces with which algae cells adhere to surfaces and move on them. How can cells adhere to surfaces and move on them? This is a question that was investigated by an international team of researchers headed by Prof. Michael Hippler from the University of Münster and Prof. Kaiyao Huang from the Institute of Hydrobiology (Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China).

4 Jan 2021

Researchers demonstrate potential preventive treatment for Crohn's disease

A potential preventive treatment for Crohn's disease, a form of inflammatory bowel disease, has been demonstrated in a mouse model and using immune-reactive T cells from patients with Crohn's disease.

22 Dec 2020

New microrobots show promise for future medical applications

Cancer drugs have side effects, so for many years, scientists have been exploring ways to transport the active substances to a tumour in the body as precisely as possible. That is the only place that drugs should take effect.

9 Dec 2020