Scientists have uncovered a new explanation for how swimming bacteria change direction, providing fresh insight into one of ...

Scientists have uncovered a new explanation for how swimming bacteria change direction, providing fresh insight into one of ...

Darwinian evolution says that complex systems arise through numerous successive, slight modifications that benefit the species' survival over many generations. However, we have shown that bacterial ...

New studies from Arizona State University reveal surprising ways bacteria can move without their flagella - the slender, whip-like propellers that usually drive them forward. Movement lets bacteria ...

Scientists mapped the bacterial flagellum in atomic detail, revealing it as a target to disarm infections without killing bacteria or driving antibiotic resistance. (Nanowerk News) The ‘molecular ...

The tail of a bacterial cell, known as a flagellum, allows the cell to propel itself through liquid. The flagellum is made of a hook, a basal body that acts as the motor, and a helical filament that ...

An underwater robot can delicately propel itself in any direction with its 12 flexible arms, inspired by the flagella of bacteria. Its creators claim it can carry out underwater inspections without ...

Treating cancer is like using a cannon to swat a fly. Chemotherapy and radiation are powerful tools, but their use can destroy as many healthy cells as cancerous ones, leading to side effects like ...