has been used to characterize the mechanical properties and appearance of dividing E. coli cells at both high resolution and speed. Light and electron microscopy have distinct limitations.

Light microscope images of E. coli cells in transmitted light (left) and reflected light that picks up the red fluorescence of a dye staining the cells' DNA (right). In normal cells (upper panel ...

New research shows nanoplastics increase pathogen risk, affecting E. coli virulence and gene transfer, posing health hazards.

Light and electron microscopy have distinct limitations ... and Takayuki Uchihashi – chose the common bacteria Escherichia ...

As scientists question the rise in early colon cancer cases, a new study is offering some potential answers. Colored scanning ...

Time-lapse microscopy images of E. coli cells growing in a microfluidic device on a mixture of glucose and lactose. Individual cells randomly choose to either consume the lactose (green ...

An E. coli cell, for example ... They wondered if the bacteria were microscopic cells stuck together into chains. That turned out not to be the case. When the researchers peered inside the ...