Scientists have captured the first detailed microscopy images of ultra-small bacteria that are believed to be about as small as life can get. The existence of ultra-small bacteria has been debated for ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American We all know that eukaryotes are bigger than ...

The study of relationships between cell size and productivity is of key importance in microbial ecology to understand which members of natural aquatic communities are responsible for the overall ...