Two temperature-dependent membrane fluidity regimes in Gram-positive bacteria https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.22.701129v1

Spatial deconstruction of the plasma membrane https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.14.688519v1

Coordination of membrane synthesis with cell growth: localization of the Escherichia coli phospholipid synthesis enzyme PlsB responds to membrane abundance in a manner consistent with filamentation-mediated inhibition https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.03.685888v1

Structural mechanisms of pump assembly and drug transport in the AcrAB-TolC efflux system https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.29.685381v1

Your go-to tutorial for simulating mesoscale membranes is here. Look no further for: -Understanding the state of the field -A guide for creating new models for your science -Hands-on tutorials to simulate your very own membranes See tinyurl.com/punk3tcu and the below 🧵 start your journey 💻

Episode 112 of #MattersMicrobial! Dr. Petra Levin joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss bacterial cell size, pH, and antibiotic sensitivity. PLEASE spread the #GoodMicrobialWord. Petra is inspirational. @univpugetsound @asmicrobiology @microbe.tv youtu.be/YPNAvJYAq-s?...

Structural mechanism of lipid modulation of pentameric ligand-gated ion channel activity https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.07.680764v1

Stability vs flexibility: reshaping archaeal membranes in silico This ‘fundamental’ study characterises the mechanics and stability of bolalipids from archaeal membranes using a minimalist, physics-based computational model. buff.ly/jCnRfkO

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A new #CryoET study shows that the protein ZapD helps organise FtsZ filaments into stable ring-like structures in building bacterial division machinery. buff.ly/saLPqJM

Very excited to share new work out today in @natchembio.nature.com on a new approach - FACES - for selectively imaging of phospholipids and other biomolecules at spatial resolutions down to individual membrane leaflets (1/n) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Peptidoglycan turnover promotes active transport of protein through the bacterial cell wall https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.12.675941v1

FINALLY! Challenging to publish but we believe it is an important discovery: rdcu.be/eATFz 💚 Thanks to the team ‪@biswashere.bsky.social‬, Omar Muñoz, ✨Q✨ C. Hoege, B. Lorton, R. Nikolay ‪@matthewkraushar.bsky.social‬ @dshechter.bsky.social @gucklab.bsky.social @vasilyzaburdaev.bsky.social‬ 💚

📢Our review of the impact of bacterial purine synthesis on antibiotic tolerance and resistance expression is now out! A lot of food for thought and contrasting data from E. coli and S. aureus... 🤔 Read it here: rdcu.be/ezfQ7

Scientists have mapped individual sugar molecules on the surface of cells at a resolution once thought to be impossible for light microscopes go.nature.com/40I9Ewv

@cornellasap.bsky.social my McClintock letter in the Petersburg Observer! Research helps everyone, including farmers 👩‍🌾🚜🌽

There are now 24 step-by-step guides, explaining how to create these ⬇️ data visualizations with R/ggplot2 - I hope this is a useful resource. Find them all here: joachimgoedhart.github.io/DataViz-prot...

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Federal research cuts impact local economies, and stall progress. Publish an opinion piece in your hometown paper on June 16th to SPREAD THE WORD about how scientific research contributes to the everyday health and wealth of the general public. #McClintockLetters blogs.cornell.edu/asap/events-...