THE simplest method of preparing bacteria for observation in the electron microscope is to deposit them from suspension on to a collodion membrane. However, when developmental changes are to be ...

Cryo-electron microscopy by University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers has exposed the structure of a bacterial virus with unprecedented detail. This is the first structure of a virus able to ...

University of Liverpool and Newcastle researchers have uncovered how bacterial organelles assemble, opening new routes for ...

Researchers reveal how bacterial organelles self-assemble, uncovering enzyme structures that could drive advances in carbon ...

The cells of simple organisms, such as bacteria, as well as human cells are surrounded by a membrane, which fulfills various tasks including protecting the cell from stress. In a joint project, teams ...

Antibiotics have been the workhorses of modern medicine, but their success has fueled a dangerous rise in drug-resistant ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An electron microscopy images of multicellular magnetotactic bacteria that featured on the covers ...

Biological motors, which aid microorganism movement in fluids, are composed of two components -- the rotor and stators. Despite much research, the exact molecular mechanism underlying stator function ...

Osaka, Japan - If you’ve been hitting the gym and getting results, you know it’s time to strut your stuff; and it turns out bacteria feel the same way. Researchers from Japan have found that bacteria ...