Escherichia coli remains a paradigm for understanding cellular signalling, with its chemotaxis system providing insights into how simple organisms navigate complex environments. At the core of this ...

Self-assembling and self-organizing systems are the Holy Grails of nanotechnology, but nature has been producing such systems for millions of years. A team of scientists has taken a unique look at how ...

Researchers calculated the optimal search strategy for organisms that employ run-and-tumble motion when looking for a food's odor. They determined that the chemotaxis demonstrated by E. coli closely ...

The gram-negative bacteria Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) colonize the stomachs of the majority of the world's population. Although most people may never experience major complications due to the ...

Recent research conducted by scientists from Washington State University discusses the unsettling attraction certain disease-causing bacteria have toward human blood. These bacteria, including strains ...

An E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers has caused illnesses in at least 49 people across 10 states, leaving 10 people hospitalized and one dead, the Centers for Disease ...