An 'extremophile' microbe nicknamed "Conan the Bacterium ... of different factors that come into play such as a protective cell wall, efficient repair mechanisms to fix radiation-induced DNA ...

In particular, organelles called chloroplasts allow plants to capture the energy of the Sun in energy-rich molecules; cell walls allow plants to have rigid structures as varied as wood trunks and ...

It worked: The bike pump boosted the pressure and forced the bacteria through the cell wall and into the cytoplasm. After tinkering with different amounts of pressure, they refined the system.

Cell Host & Microbe is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Cell Press. The journal was first launched in March 2007 and focuses broadly on the study of microbes, with an emphasis on ...

For example, Ruminococcus flavefaciens, which is commonly found in cattle, goats and sheep, is particularly good at degrading cellulose (the main component of plant cell walls). In the human gut ...