Bacteria often must swim through intricate environments in the human body to get where they need to go. How they do it is what fascinates Henry Fu.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 6, 2014
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A simple sample of the protective mucus layer that coats a frog's skin can now be analyzed to determine how susceptible the frog is to disease, thanks to a technique developed by a researcher at the University of Colorado ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 30, 2014
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Earthworms are a welcomed sight in many gardens and yards since they can improve soil structure and mixing. But they are hard to find in the drier soils of eastern Colorado where water and organic matter is limited. Adding ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 19, 2013
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(Phys.org)—Some reptile species give birth to live young, but turtles have never evolved this ability. New research is revealing why.
Plants & Animals
Feb 6, 2013
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A rumbling tummy is our body's way of telling us "it's time for lunch". Likewise, bacteria need to know when it's time to eat.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 29, 2013
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Sperm swim, lung cells sweep mucus away, and the cells in the female Fallopian tube move eggs from the ovary to the uterus. Underlying these phenomena are flagella – slender, hair-like structures extending from the surface ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 13, 2012
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Mucus often elicits strong revulsion, but to MIT biological engineer Katharina Ribbeck, it is a fascinating material.
Biochemistry
Apr 25, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Are our bodies vulnerable to some pollutants whose lack of solubility in water, or "hydrophobicity," has always been thought to protect us from them? New Tel Aviv University research has discovered that this ...
Biochemistry
Mar 30, 2011
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Measuring the mechanical strength of cancer cell mucus layers provides clues about better ways to treat cancer, and also suggests why some cancer cells are more resistant to drugs than others, according to Kai-tak Wan, associate ...
General Physics
Mar 16, 2011
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A research study has found evidence that suggests that the key to locomotion in snails stems from the animal's complex muscle movements, and not from its mucus, as had been previously thought. This finding could open the ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 7, 2011
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