Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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Bacteria use collisions to navigate crowded environments, micro-maze experiments reveal

Some bacteria can sense when they bump into each other and use these interactions to shape how the group organizes and moves. This discovery reveals a new way microbes explore their environments using physical feedback rather than chemical signals.

Bacteria use collisions to navigate crowded environments, micro-maze experiments reveal
Image: Phys.org
Some bacteria can sense when they bump into each other and use these interactions to shape how the group organizes and moves. This discovery reveals a new way microbes explore their environments using physical feedback rather than chemical signals.

Originally published at Phys.org

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