cell biology, microbiology

Uncovering the components used by Aspergillus fumigatus to avoid intracellular destruction broadens our understanding of the mold’s pathogenesis. 

The winding trail of environmental microplastics leads researchers to the human digestive ecosystem.

Bacteria cooperate to benefit the collective, but cheaters can rig the system. How is the balance maintained?

From spatial structuring to policing, cooperative bacteria have a wide toolkit to contain the spread of cheaters.

Researchers repurpose tiny bacterial injection systems to specifically inject a wide variety of proteins into human cells and living mice.

The winding trail of environmental microplastics is leading researchers to the human digestive ecosystem.

Researchers identify hundreds of candidate histone proteins in bacteria, including one with an unusual way of binding to DNA.

Altering the rate of respiration in mitochondria changes how fast neurons grow, making mouse neurons grow more like human ones and vice versa, a study finds.

Scientists studying pathogens such as Chlamydia, Legionella, and Listeria get a master class in how to control the internal workings of mammalian cells.

Various microbes, including several human pathogens, hijack the cell’s skeleton, membranes, and protein-making machinery to make themselves at home.

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An honorable mention in the 2022 Nikon Small World in Motion competition shows thale cress sperm being released into the ovule.

This year’s second-place winner of the 2022 Nikon Small World in Motion competition shows a 12-hour time-lapse of labeled cells.

The top winner of the 2022 Nikon Small World in Motion contest shows cells migrating through a zebrafish embryo.

Gut microbiome–based solutions hold promise for addressing obesity, but are they overhyped?

As cricket blastoderms form, cell nuclei are pulled into an egg’s remaining empty space to form the new cell layers that will shape the developing animal.

Oceanic bacteria form a transient spherical community to conquer large food sources, taking on different roles to break down the bounty more efficiently.