Darwinian evolution says that complex systems arise through numerous successive, slight modifications that benefit the ...

A quick revision guide covering key concepts, biomolecules, cell organelles, and essential NEET-style MCQs to boost exam ...

Under a microscope, the newly described organism Solarion looks less like a cell and more like a tiny star, its body ringed ...

Cholera is a deadly bacterial disease that kills about 95,000 people every year. Vibrio cholerae bacteria infect cells in the small intestine, which the bacteria can do in part due to their ...

Ultrastructure expansion microscopy revealed that defective centrioles hinder sperm motility by impeding flagellum formation in mice, contributing to infertility.

Male infertility is a major issue worldwide and its causes remain unclear. Now, researchers at the RIKEN Center for ...

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 ...

The tail of a bacterial cell, known as a flagellum, allows the cell to propel itself through liquid. The flagellum is made of a hook, a basal body that acts as the motor, and a helical filament that ...

A new study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem reveals that bacterial movement plays a central role in the transfer of antibiotic resistance genes. The research team discovered that the rotation ...

An underwater robot can delicately propel itself in any direction with its 12 flexible arms, inspired by the flagella of bacteria. Its creators claim it can carry out underwater inspections without ...

Recently, a research group led by Prof. WANG Junfeng from the Hefei Institute of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with Prof. HE Yongxing's research group from Lanzhou ...