Hold out your hands, palms up, and move them so they are on top of each other. With a little experimentation—and perhaps a ...

9. No escaping them: Your body has 10 times more bacterial cells than human cells. 10. Can’t catch them, either. Whipping their tails, E. coli can travel 25 times their own length in 1 second, ...

But scientists don't understand a fundamental process within bacteria cells: how they organize themselves before division. Driving vs. surfing When cells divide the cell splits into two "daughter ...

Project title: “Evolution of Polar Cell Wall Growth Across Bacterial Clades” What’s the idea?

derived from the Greek word for bacteria-eaters, or in shortened form, "phages." Scientists have sought to learn how the single-cell organisms survive phage infection in a bid to further ...

The process is dependent on the LecA molecule on the surface of the bacteria. Surrounded by nutrients and undetected by the immune system, the interior of a cell is the ideal place for pathogenic ...

Scientists are working out how the presence or absence of certain bacteria in kids' digestive systems affects ... the formation of regulatory T cells, which help to control immune system responses.

Certain combinations of bacteria found in dust in children's day care settings may have an impact on their young lungs. Researchers are trying to understand whether attending day care can affect ...