Cell structure Description Function Cell type Cell wall Freely ... eg genes for antibiotic resistance Bacterial cell ? Compartment in cell where DNA is stored as chromosomes Controls activities ...

An innovative imaging technique developed at Carnegie Mellon University reveals single bacterial cells leaving their biofilm ...

All cells evolved from a common ancestor and use the same kinds of carbon-based molecules. Learn how cell function depends on a diverse group of nucleic acids, proteins, lipids, and sugars.

A new species of cable bacteria, which function like electrical wiring, was recently discovered in the US. Its unique ...

Proteins form the structural and functional backbone of the cell ... structure, resulting in elongation stalling—known as "translation arrest." Interestingly, translation arrest in bacterial ...

There are different levels of organisation: Cells with the same structure and function are known as tissue (eg muscle tissue). Several types of tissue that carry out a particular function is an ...

Tuberculosis, the world's deadliest infectious disease, is estimated to infect around 10 million people each year, and kills more than 1 million annually. Once established in the lungs, the bacteria's ...