Microglia respond to proteinopathies by changing their shapes and expression profiles in different ways. Here’s one that has been somewhat overlooked: rod-shaped microglia. These long, straight cells ...

A long-ignored white blood cell may be central to the immune system overreaction that is the most common cause of death for COVID-19 patients – and University of Michigan researchers found that ...

A high-resolution image of rod-shaped Myxococcus xanthus bacterial cells, with colors indicating the direction of cell alignment. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy ...

Researchers experimentally evolved rod-shaped E. coli in conditions that mimic the primordial environment, by providing oleic-acid vesicles as a nutrient source rather than glucose. As the cells ...