How bacteria learned to target numerous cell types

Viruses attack nearly every living organism on Earth. To do so, they rely on highly specialized proteins that recognize and ...
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This strange bacteria aligns to Earth's magnetic field and needs friends to survive

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 ...
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Atomic structure of a staphylococcal bacteriophage using cryo-electron microscopy

Bacteriophages or “phages” is the terms used for viruses that infect bacteria. The UAB researchers, led by Terje Dokland, Ph.D., in collaboration with Asma Hatoum-Aslan, Ph.D., at the University of ...
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NITech researchers shed light on the mechanisms of bacterial flagellar motors

This video presents a study in which, using cryo-electron microscopy, researchers determined the structure and mechanisms of a key component in the flagellar motor, which bacteria use to turn their ...