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Glimpsing archaeal microbes on the move

Published: 10/26/2026, 12:00 AM

Margaret A. Titus is in the Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA. Search author on: PubMed Google Scholar The ability of cells to move through the environment is crucial for their survival — enabling them to seek out food or flee from danger. Writing in Nature, Radler et al.1 shed light on how such crawling motility evolved. Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout Fritz-Laylin, L. K. & Titus, M. A. Mol. Biol. Cell 34, 7 (2023). Article PubMed Google Scholar Article PubMed Google Scholar Rodrigues-Oliveira, T. et al. Nature 613, 332–339 (2023).