Bacteria are extremely small organisms, and in many cases, they consist of only a few cells. There are species that only have a single cell, and therefore keeping it intact is a major priority. Over the course of their evolution, the organisms have set up a clever and ingenious defense mechanism against aggressive ox... |
21 November 2009
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Experts at the Yale University have for the first time ever observed the motions of the common Escherichia Coli (E. coli) bacteria in a liquid. They determined that the microorganism moves in a kayak paddle-like motion, a find that could help further the field of pathogen study. Details of their research were publish... |
26 September 2009
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A team of faculty members and undergraduate students from two universities in the United States has recently demonstrated clearly that computing within living bacterial cells is a distinct possibility, and, moreover, has managed to prove the concept in real-life. The “bacterial computers” showed the remar... |
24 July 2009
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It now looks like bacteria have a natural ability to somehow "foresee" the future, in relation to their habitat and living conditions. Experiments on cultures of Escherichia coli (E. coli) showed that no matter the influences they are subjected to, bacteria still manage to adapt over short periods of time. In fact, s... |
6 October 2008
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Some two decades ago researcher Richard Lenski of the Michigan State University started growing 12 laboratory populations out of a single Escherichia coli bacterium, which has evolved for over more than 44,000 generations ever since, thus accumulating even more genetic mutations. Although all 12 populations evolved s... |
11 June 2008
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