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Bacteria have organelles too! 

Researchers have discovered unique compartments in bacteria that could lead to new treatment options for bacterial infections in humans.

How this Long Bacterium Beats the Diffusion Limit

by Mara Casebeer Most bacteria, like the common E. coli, are around a micron in length – less than a tenth of the width of a strand of human hair and invisible without a microscope. Recently, scientists discovered a bacterium, Candidatus (Ca.)…