Watch a type IV pilus, which powers some bacterial species' movement, in action. Will this year’s Nobel Prizes go to GLP-1 research, optogenetics, or something else? Researchers picked their favorites ...

Researchershave discovered that E. coli bacteria can synchronize their movements, creating order in seemingly random biological systems. By trapping individual bacteria in micro-engineered circular ...

Swarming motility is operationally defined as multicellular, flagella-mediated surface migration of bacteria. Swarming requires intercellular interactions, surfactant secretion and an increase in ...

Actin-based cell motility is a complex process involving a dynamic, self-organizing cellular system. Experimental problems initially limited our understanding of this type of motility, but the use of ...

New studies from Arizona State University reveal surprising ways bacteria can move without their flagella - the slender, whip-like propellers that usually drive them forward. Movement lets bacteria ...

Bacteria get a bum rap. Long cast as deadly enemies, bacteria have emerged as allies in the fights against pollution and disease. But harnessing that potential will require a strategy to control their ...