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High-angle helix helps bacteria swim
August 12, 2013
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It is counterintuitive but true: Some microorganisms that use flagella for locomotion are able to swim faster in gel-like fluids such as mucus. Research engineers at Brown University have figured out why. It's the angle of the coil that matters. These findings are reported in Physical Review Letters.
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