Bacteria don't have to be icky
Feb 7, 2010, 10:30a
(This is the second in a 3-post series on biology. The first post gave background on the various levels at which biologists analyze organisms. This post discusses bacteria and an interesting behavior that they have called chemotaxis. The last post will present a web app that's an interactive simulator of this behavior. Yes, I had originally thought this would all ... more »
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Ruggero
- Feb 18, 2010, 1:21a
I suppose that tumble probability increases with sugar concentration, so the bacteria spend more time in the area they like most.
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