Category: Bacteria
Shaping Success: A Mathematical Exploration of Cyanobacteria across Scales
Allometric power functions, bacterial growth, geometrical models, persistence length, semi-flexible, colony, polyhedral
Max Bai, Sierra Bushey, Maria Delgopiatof, Valerie Syme
The Biochemical Nature of Cyanobacteria
Nitrogen fixation, oxidative stress, bacteria, homeostasis, DNA repair, defense mechanism, carbon dioxide capture
Max Bai, Sierra Bushey, Maria Delgopiatof, Valerie Syme
Mechanics and Optics of Cyanobacteria: How to Survive over Billions of Years
Survival mechanisms, photosynthesis, buoyancy regulation, light-sensing or phototaxis, bacteria, gliding motility, biofilm
Maria Delgopiatof, Max Bai, Sierra Bushey, Valerie Syme
Magnetic Marvels: A Mathematical Exploration of Magnetotactic Bacteria
Magnetotactic bacteria, crystals, symmetry, geometry, statistical mechanics, chemotaxis
Alex Gagnon, Catriona Kirk, Jason Li, Sofian Martinais
Nature’s Nanomagnets: A Chemical Perspective on Magnetotactic Bacteria
Magnetotactic bacteria, biomineralization, polarity, biochemical pathways, horizontal gene transfer, sensing
Alex Gagnon, Catriona Kirk, Jason Li, Sofian Martinais
A Physical Analysis of Magnetotactic Bacteria: Nature’s Microscopic Compass as a Solution to a Motile Biotope
Magnetotactic bacteria, phototaxis, aerotaxis, sensing, fluid dynamics, swimming
Alex Gagnon, Catriona Kirk, Jason Li, Sofian Martinais
Chemical Analysis of Amoebae
Amoeba, chemotaxis, phagocytosis, signaling molecule, osmoregulation, movement
Hailey Jukes, Adele Omichinski, Nicholas Da-Costa-Bastidas, Gil Qin
Chemical Warfare in Toxin Producing Organisms
Toxins and Venoms, Coexistence and Coevolution, Population Dynamics, Resistance, Allelopathy, Competition
Emma Wong, Tri Vinh Truong, Quinten Bennett, Steven Xu
The Mechanics and Rates of Organic Matter Decomposition
Decomposition and Degradation, Chemotaxis, Collective Feeding, Organic Matter, Photodegradation, Bacteria, Climate Change
Graeme McDougall, Jeongbin Shin, Mona Wang, Ritchie Yu
Courtship and Mating: the Physics of Sexual Dimorphism and its Evolutionary Function
Reproduction, Dimorphism, Evolution, Optics, Bioluminescence, Biomechanics, Courtship and Mating
Liam Fetherstonhaugh, Joseph Grotsky, Chloe Jacquet, Samuel Nidelli
The Blue Blood of Horseshoe Crabs: A golden Standard for Endotoxin Detection in the Biomedical Industry
horseshoe crabs, blood, endotoxins, detection, biochemistry, biosensing
Arnaud Benchetrite, Ines Hafit, Laura Hebert, Shiyuan Qiao,