Like so many organisms on the planet, when cells experience mosh-pit-level crowding, they may just become stressed. Yet ...

The power of exponential growth is worth a closer look. If you started with a single bacterium that could double every hour, exponential growth would give you 281,474,977,000,000 bacteria in just ...

Synthetic fibers reduced growth in both organisms over just a few days of exposure. Polyester and polypropylene had more of an effect on behavior than cotton did in both organisms.

Not all bacteria grow the same way, even when they are closely related. In Caulobacter crescentus (left panel), the cell elongates from its center ...

Natural and synthetic microfibers alter growth and behavior in early life stages of estuarine organisms. Frontiers in Marine Science , 2023; 9 DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2022.991650 Cite This Page : ...

The microbial ecosystem nesting in your mouth is giving scientists a rare tool to learn about how bacteria multiply. One of ...