Researchers at the University of Twente and Utrecht University have packed rigid, rod-shaped particles into soft lipid ...

Microglia respond to proteinopathies by changing their shapes and expression profiles in different ways. Here’s one that has been somewhat overlooked: rod-shaped microglia. These long, straight cells ...

For successful cell division, chromosomal DNA needs to be packed into compact rod-shaped structures. Defects in this process can lead to cell death or diseases like cancer. A new study has shown how ...

Researchers have discovered how acids on the surface of bacteria give these microscopic organisms their characteristic “rod” shape—by keeping an enzyme at bay that would otherwise turn the cylindrical ...

Researchers have discovered how acids on the surface of bacteria give these microscopic organisms their characteristic "rod" shape-by keeping an enzyme at bay that would otherwise turn the cylindrical ...

White blood cells called neutrophils, tagged with fluorescent red dye, eat spheres or rods that have been tagged with green dye. Because neutrophils are more willing to eat rods than are other immune ...

Researchers have discovered how acids on the surface of bacteria give these microscopic organisms their characteristic “rod” shape-by keeping an enzyme at bay that would otherwise turn the cylindrical ...

There are two major shapes of bacteria, i.e., rod-shape and spherical shape. The genus Deinococcus consists of rod-shape and spherical shape species. The authors determined whether the common ancestor ...

A long-ignored white blood cell may be central to the immune system overreaction that is the most common cause of death for COVID-19 patients -- and researchers found that rod-shaped particles can ...