Life and death are traditionally viewed as opposites. But the emergence of new multicellular life-forms from the cells of a ...

Biofilms are conglomerates of bacteria and other organisms, which are feared in medicine as well as other areas because they can contain pathogens and are highly resistant to treatment. Chemists at ...

New research from Indiana University has uncovered a previously unknown vulnerability in how bacteria build the whip-like tails they use to move. The researchers found that building these tails can ...

Self-propulsion or slow diffusion: How bacteria, cells, and colloids respond to stimuli by International School of Advanced Studies (SISSA) edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors' ...