Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have reported on the structure and light energy transfer efficiency of a protein ...

Electron microscopy images reveal crucial structures and mechanisms within the molecular machinery that certain bacteria use ...

This study uncovers key morphological and ultrastructural similarities between cable bacteria genera. The periplasmic ...

Biological motors, which aid microorganism movement in fluids, are composed of two components -- the rotor and stators. Despite much research, the exact molecular mechanism underlying stator function ...

When speaking of motors, most people think of those powering vehicles and human machinery. However, biological motors have ...

When speaking of motors, most people think of those powering vehicles and human machinery. However, biological motors have ...

Researchers use cryo-electron microscopy to reveal how sodium ions power bacterial flagellar motors, providing insights for ...

Nanotube bridge networks grow between the most abundant photosynthetic bacteria in the oceans, suggesting that the world is ...

Protein complex in bacterial cell membrane acts like a rotary motor to recruit DNA-degrading enzymes to defend against phage ...

Escherichia coli bacteria imaged by high-speed inline force mapping and fluorescence microscopy. Simultaneous topography and elastic modulus maps show a stiffening of the division site. Light and ...