When scientists study bacteria that are not in a Petri dish or a test tube but in environments that more closely mimic their actual microbial habitats, they often find delightfully unexpected behaviors. For Sujit Datta, a professor of chemical engineering, bioengineering and biophysics at Caltec...
Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-09-bacteria-line-buckle-liquid-crystals.html)