In a counterintuitive move, bacteria are known to produce self-destructive toxins. However, they also make antitoxins, and ...

They create electricity. New research from scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst shows that pili—tiny filaments jutting out from bacteria—can be used to create wires used in ...

Caption This video shows a pilus shoot out from the bacterial cell to latch onto a piece of DNA. The image on the right shows the bacteria and pilus in green and the DNA in red. The image on the ...

In a counterintuitive move, bacteria are known to produce self-destructive toxins. However, they also make antitoxins, and ...

Citizens of Humanity Group launched the first garments produced with Pili's Eco-Indigo, a bacteria-based alternative to ...