Researchers showed that biofilm formation can be controlled with laser light in the form of optical traps. The findings could allow scientists to harness biofilms for various bioengineering ...
In addition to their roles as disease vectors, bacteria and other microbes play an important part in modern science as essential tools for advancing biological research and synthetic biology. Methods ...
Bacteria are traditionally imagined as single-cell organisms, spread out sparsely over surfaces or suspended in liquids, but in many environments the true bacterial mode of growth is in sticky ...
Many bacteria form an antibiotic-resistant slime. Research detailing that slime's structure could help lead to new treatments. Many bacteria form an antibiotic-resistant slime. Research detailing that ...
YAVNE, Israel, Dec. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MediWound Ltd. (MDWD), the global leader in next-generation enzymatic therapeutics for tissue repair today announced the publication of a peer-reviewed ...
The rod-shaped tuberculosis (TB) bacterium, which the World Health Organization has once again ranked as the top infectious disease killer globally, is the first single-celled organism ever observed ...
As a precise tool for influencing biofilm growth patterns, laser manipulation could enable biofilms to be used for sensors and more WASHINGTON — Biofilms — slimy layers formed when bacteria stick ...