In labs, bacterial colonies usually grow in streaks in petri dishes, but until now no one has known how the colonies organize themselves in more realistic three-dimensional (3D) environments, such as tissues and gels in our bodies, or soils and sediments in the environment. This knowledge could be critical for advancing medical and environmental research.
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Source: Phys.org