The non-descript, pill-shaped cell is why we understand fundamental life processes (think DNA replication and transcription).

Membrane-associated bacterial immune systems often involve mechanisms that trigger cell death or dormancy before ... Progress on this project was made possible through the close collaboration ...

Bacterial cells can "remember ... coli), a common bacterium and well-studied model organism. "In the case of E. coli, the entire organism is a single cell," Wytock said. "It has many fewer ...