Using a tiny, spherical glass lens sandwiched between two brass plates, the 17th-century Dutch microscopist Antonie van ...

Improved understanding of how bacterial defense mechanisms operate may help scientists select phages with the best chance of ...

THE simplest method of preparing bacteria for observation in the electron microscope is to deposit them from suspension on to a collodion membrane. However, when developmental changes are to be ...

New research shows that bacteria in the environment use amyloids—proteins best known for contributing to neurodegenerative ...

WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. – Wayne County health officials are investigating cases of Legionnaires’ disease in Dearborn. The type of ...

Cryo-electron microscopy by University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers has exposed the structure of a bacterial virus with unprecedented detail. This is the first structure of a virus able to ...

Researchers found that Bacillus megaterium can turn over 94% of CO₂ into solid rock using a clean, non-ammonia process.

The number of whooping cough cases in Japan this year has surpassed 50,000 for the first time since comparable data became ...

The Andhra phage Image credit: Dokland lab Cryo-electron microscopy by University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers has exposed the structure of a bacterial virus with unprecedented detail. This is ...

Bacterial cell division, a process wherein a single cell divides to form two identical daughter cells, represents one of the ...

Operating the environmental scanning electron microscope in Beckman’s Microscopy Suite, Chen magnifies a cicada wing 10,000 times. Zooming in, swirling patterns emerge, and microscopic features called ...