The poles, or ends, of rod-shaped bacteria have been imaged at molecular resolution for the first time in a new study led by ...

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Bacteriophages, or phages, viruses that selectively target and infect bacteria, have drawn growing attention for their potential use in a host of biotechnological processes to benefit humankind, from ...

The fascinating world of bacteria that live as symbionts or parasites in animal hosts often remains a mystery to researchers. A research team has made a breakthrough that provides insights into this ...

Unlike almost every other kind of microscope, atomic-force microscopes (AFMs) don’t use any kind of optical beam to image their subjects. Instead, they physically detect the subject’s surface with a ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) could be used to identify drug resistant infections, significantly reducing the time taken for a correct diagnosis, Cambridge researchers have shown. The team showed that ...

Cryo-electron microscopy reveals how a bacterial motor assembles and releases its low-friction bearing, offering design ...

With their spindly legs and geometric heads, they look more like miniature spacecraft than anything living on Earth. But bacteriophages, or simply phages, are among the most abundant biological ...

Every schoolkid has peered into a microscope and been awed by the hidden world of skin cells and squiggly bacteria. But microscopes are also critical tools for investigating the causes of disease and ...