Bacteria Store Memories and Pass Them on for Generations

November 21, 2023 • by Esther Robards-Forbes

Bacteria use iron levels to store memories and pass them on to later generations, scientists have found.

E.coli bacteria microscopic image

National Institutes of Health


Bacterial swarm on a laboratory plate.

The University of Texas at Austin

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UT Biodiversity Center

Announcing the 2025 Stengl-Wyer Scholars, Fellows and Grant Awardees