Just like every other creature, bacteria have evolved creative ways of getting around. Sometimes this is easy, like swimming ...

Columbia synthetic biologists first to engineer bacterial swarm patterns to visibly record environment, use deep learning to decode patterns; applications could range from monitoring environmental ...

We've already seen antibacterial surfaces that kill microbes on contact, but scientists in the UK have recently gone a different and potentially more effective route. They've created maze-like surface ...

Bacterial patterns invisible to the eye reveal hidden information only with correct biochemical triggers, creating anti-counterfeiting codes that are harder to copy or forge. (Nanowerk Spotlight) A ...

Researchers have found that competing strains of Escherichia coli bacteria form distinctive lane-like patterns as their populations grow. It's well understood that populations of species don't ...

A recent study shows that bacteria living inside colorectal tumors form distinct ecosystems that are closely linked to how ...

For inspiration, Danino’s team at Columbia Engineering, which has a good deal of experience using synthetic biology methods to manipulate bacteria, discussed where else they might find similar ...