Sea surface temperatures (SST) are rising because of global climate change. As a result,
pathogenic Vibrio species that infect humans and marine organisms during warmer summer …

After a childhood in Germany and being a youth in Grand Forks, North Dakota, I went to
Harvard University, then to graduate school in biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin …

Hasta alcanzar el conocimiento actual sobre la historia de la Tierra y de la vida, muchas
hipótesis han intentado explicar lo que tal vez sucedió en los orígenes. Durante mucho …

Single-cell organisms can respond to stimuli from the environment, including chemical and
tactile stimuli, to survive and propagate. Thus, single-cell organisms appear to show neuron …

Bacterial sensing systems have evolved to detect complex biomolecules, operating near
fundamental physical limits for biosensing. No modern engineered biosensor has managed …

Genes involved in chemotaxis may be important in establishing the commensal
relationships of enteric bacteria in warm-blooded animals. This study investigates the …

The co-existence of~ 1014 commensal bacteria and host cells in the human gastrointestinal
(GI) tract creates an environment rich in molecules produced by both. The close-proximity of …

Dae Nyun Kim, BS; MS, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea Chair of Advisory Committee: Dr.
Arul Jayaraman There are approximately 10 14 bacteria belonging to nearly 1000 different …

Abstract In Part A, I describe the structural studies of bacterial chemotaxis receptors.
Bacterial chemotaxis is one of the best understood biological signaling pathways. Almost all …

The investigation of signal transduction pathways is critical to the basic understanding of
cellular processes as these pathways function to regulate diverse processes in both …