Deep within the intricate world of microfluidics, where tiny volumes of fluid are manipulated with extreme precision, a new player is emerging: programmable magnetic artificial cilia. These hair-like ...

The study shows that in liquid environments, where bacteria rely on movement to navigate, the rotation of flagella acts as a mechanical signal that turns on a set of genes required for DNA transfer.

An underwater robot can delicately propel itself in any direction with its 12 flexible arms, inspired by the flagella of bacteria. Its creators claim it can carry out underwater inspections ...

The research team discovered that the rotation of flagella in Bacillus subtilis acts as a mechanical signal that activates key conjugation genes. This enables donor bacteria to form clusters with ...

The research team discovered that the rotation of flagella in Bacillus subtilis acts as a mechanical signal that activates key conjugation genes. This enables donor bacteria to form clusters with ...

ciliate: a member of the Phylum Ciliophora. ciliferous: of ciliates, bearing cilia. cilium: of ciliates, a hair-like projection associated with locomotion, having a 9 × 2 + 2 axonemal arrangement as ...

Center for Reproduction and Genetics, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, the CAS Key ...

Now, in a recently published Journal of Cell Biology paper, scientists used a newer electron microscopy technique, called volume electron microscopy (vEM), to examine how primary cilia on developing ...

Motile cilia are hair-like cell extensions that beat periodically to generate fluid flow along various epithelial tissues within the body. In dense multiciliated carpets, cilia were shown to exhibit a ...

The skin is the biggest organ and provides a physical and immunological barrier against pathogen infection. The distribution of primary cilia in the skin of mice has been reported, but which cells in ...

For immunocytochemical analysis of the cytoskeleton cells were plated at a density of 40000 cells/cm 2 on glass coverslip (VWR) in a 4 well plate (Nunc, Nunclon). For cilia staining, cells were plated ...

In a study published April 25 in Science Advances, researchers describe how components of a bacterial flagellum’s export ring are assembled. The export ring forms at the base of the flagellum and ...