<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2025/2025-12-groundbreaking-technique-unlocks-secrets-of-bacterial-shape-shifting.aspx" dsn="blogs"><homehero>true</homehero><categories>Discovery Science</categories><broadcast>integrativebiology,mgi</broadcast><articlePreview/><pubDate>12/02/2025</pubDate><title>Groundbreaking technique unlocks secrets of bacterial shape-shifting</title><subTitle>New approach revolutionizes flow cytometry’s potential for unculturable and understudied microbes</subTitle><description>New approach revolutionizes flow cytometry’s potential for unculturable and understudied microbes</description><highlights/><author>Debbie Walton</author><hero-image><img src="" alt=""/></hero-image><image><img src="/_assets/images/news/2025/2025-12-groundbreaking-technique-preview-500.jpg" alt="Nina Wale sits for a headshot. She is smiling at the camera. "/></image><storyAudio/><tags><tag>microbiology</tag></tags></item>