Latest USC Dornsife News in the Topic Bacteria http://dornsife.usc.edu/news/topics/282/bacteria/ Specialized bacterial filaments shown to conduct electricity.]]> Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:20:00 -0500 Bacteria dance the electric slide, officially named electrokinesis, in a new study by USC geobiologists. The study, published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Early Edition, describes a bacterial...]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:55:00 -0500 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:24:00 -0500 Bacteria in common slime can evolve to become hardier, say biologists Steven Finkel and Alison Kraigsley.]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:19:00 -0500 Seafloor bacteria are more abundant and diverse than previously thought, according to a new study by USC College’s Katrina Edwards.]]> Thu, 1 May 2008 15:24:00 -0500 In a USC College study, microbe-free fruit flies live only as long as their peers, contradicting long-held assumptions about bacteria and aging.]]> Wed, 1 Aug 2007 00:18:00 -0500 Study in the prestigious journal Nature rearranges the geological record for 600 million-year-old fossils from Precambrian era.]]> Wed, 20 Dec 2006 17:20:00 -0500 Marine bacteria populations vary according to ocean conditions, say USC and Columbia University marine biologists. The finding could improve reach and accuracy of ocean-change models.]]> Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:49:00 -0500