Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A newly discovered bacterium wiggling about in the mudflats of the Oregon coast could advance a new era of bioelectric devices.

Living electric cables made from bacteria have been discovered on the sea bed. The weird multi-cellular microbes are one centimetre long and a hundred times thinner than a human hair. Each one ...

A new study shows that innumerable other bacteria flock around cable bacteria in the anoxic seabed, in what looks like a dance. They seem to use the cable bacteria as an electrical lifeline for oxygen ...

Oregon State University researchers say scientists have found a new species of bacteria that could lead to a whole new era of bioelectric devices. Researchers say they discovered a new cable bacteria ...

Scientists have discovered a species of bacteria that can act as electric wiring, according to a new study. The bacteria, named Ca. Electrothrix yaqonensis, could usher in a "new era of bioelectronic ...

Ca. Electrothrix yaqonensis—a cable bacteria discovered along the coast of Oregon—has the remarkable ability to conduct electricity. According to researchers, this bacteria “stands out from all other ...

A newly-discovered species of bacteria has been found on the Oregon Coast. And scientists have named it for the Native Americans who historically lived in the area. The bacteria, which conducts ...

Ca. Electrothrix yaqonensis’s name also provides a hint about its biology. It belongs to a group of bacteria known as cable bacteria, called as such because, well, they act like cables. This unique ...

In the mudflats along the Oregon coast, researchers have identified a bacterial species with astonishing properties. Named Candidatus Electrothrix yaqonensis, it could pave the way for groundbreaking ...

Forward-looking: Scientists have discovered a new species of cable bacteria that uses distinctive nickel-based fibers to conduct electricity, revealing key insights into its evolutionary history. This ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Scientists have identified a novel species of bacteria that acts as electrical wiring, potentially ushering in a new era of bioelectronic devices for use in medicine, industry, food ...