We were surprised because these tubes are clearly not the result of a geological process,” explained Professor Cees Passchier ...

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This connection will lay the groundwork for new approaches to understanding the dynamics of bacterial colonies and tumors. The interaction between growth and the active migration of cells plays a ...

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When classifying bacteria and fungi, morphological features are v­ery relevant. Colony morphology is a useful tool widely used to classify and define them by researchers. Carefully studied and used ...

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The researchers describe their findings in the article 'Collective polarization dynamics in bacterial colonies signify the occurrence of distinct subpopulations' in the Journal PLOS Biology.

The results show that fast-growing individuals within bacterial colonies display a significantly higher expression of active ribosomes – particles within the cell that synthesise proteins.