Vaucheria is a genus of yellow-green algae (think pond scum), and some species within this genus reproduce asexually by releasing zoospores. Once mature, the zoospore has to squeeze out of a Keep reading
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Swimming with Corkscrews
E. coli, like many bacteria, swim using corkscrew-like appendages called flagella. Because the bacteria are extremely tiny – their flagella may be less than ten microns long – their swimming Keep reading