Researchers find pulsating response to stress in bacteria
Thursday, November 3, 2011 - 06:30
in Biology & Nature
(PhysOrg.com) -- If the changing seasons are making it chilly inside your house, you might just turn the heater on. That's a reasonable response to a cold environment: switching to a toastier and more comfortable state until it warms up outside. And so it's no surprise that biologists have long thought cells would respond to their environment in a similar way.