Researchers have revealed how bacteria precisely control the genes that trigger cell division. The study shows that the MraZ protein, which normally forms a donut-shaped structure, must bend and ...

Bacteria are constantly moving with the help of motility organs called flagella or pili to colonize new niches. Also, bacteria can exchange information, like "speaking to each other," and thus acquire ...

One of the first things a budding software engineer learns is how to teach the computer to return the phrase, “Hello world!” So when experimenting with a new way to encode information into bacteria, ...