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Anabina under the microscope. The blue bacteria inspired the research

Bacteria against mutants

Weizmann Institute of Science scientists made bacterial cells mimic processes characteristic of multicellular organisms, and discovered a possible defense mechanism against cancer
The experimental setup: microfluidic channels with a diameter of 1 micron in which E. coli bacteria were grown for several generations using a variety of fluorescent markers. These markers make it possible to follow important events in the bacterium's life cycle at the single cell level

How does a bacterium know it's time?

on the cellular division plan
Schematic diagram of the bacterial operon (top) versus the eukaryotic transferron (bottom). According to the researchers, instead of "beads on a string" a kind of genetic "stroke-na" game developed during evolution that allows using the same "letters" - that is, messenger RNA molecules originating from genes located on different chromosomes - to create different "words", i.e. different transferrons

make from an elephant bacterium

How did evolution overcome the lack of order in the storage of genetic information in the transition from bacteria to more developed creatures?
Graphene to destroy drug-resistant bacteria. From Scientific Research, Rice University

Graphene to destroy drug-resistant bacteria

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Graphene shell helps particles destroy drug-resistant bacteria in wastewater treated in dedicated facilities
Bacteria that fix carbon dioxide from the air. Illustration: Prof. Ron Milo, Weizmann Institute

Bacteria that feed on carbon dioxide only and build the entire biomass of their bodies from carbon that comes from the air

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Image 1: E.coli bacteria at 10,000x magnification. Image source: Agricultural Research Service, via Wikipedia.

Same bacteria - different effect

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dangerous bacteria. Illustration: shutterstock

The off switch for genetically modified organisms

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Illustration: The predatory bacterium (in yellow) Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus penetrates its prey (in blue) the E. coli (credit: Felix Hall)

Hideouts in the intestines: how the E. coli bacterium survives against predatory bacteria

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DNA bases. Illustration: shutterstock

Semi-artificial living creature: Scientists have created the first bacteria that translates a pair of artificial DNA letters

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Bacterial colonies that express different metabolites

Randomness, music and genetics

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The lack of ATP in the cells of Escherichia coli causes them to take on an elongated shape and form compact lipid structures called endoliposomes. These structures can be clearly seen in the images presented here obtained with the help of a TEM microscope.

Exposure of living cells to a synthetic protein

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Zachary Blount, postdoctoral fellow at Michigan State University's Bacon Center for the Study of Evolution in Action

Researchers were able to document how new creatures are created - evolution easily

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E_coli - breaks down cellulose and turns it into fuel. Figure: US Department of Energy

A bacterium engineered to produce fuel from grasses

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Two Berkeley researchers developing alternative energy from bacteria

The use of bacteria as factories for the production of biofuels

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Right: Dr. Zvi Telusti and Yonatan Sabir. Correction. Photo: Weizmann Institute

The big stretch

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