Bacteria Take On Completely New Flat Shape To Fit Through Nanoslits

Tuesday, September 8, 2009 - 20:21 in Physics & Chemistry

It appears that bacteria can squeeze through practically anything. In extremely small nanoslits they take on a completely new flat shape. Even in this squashed form they continue to grow and divide at normal speeds.

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