Origin of life: How a special group of single-celled organisms laid the foundation for complex cells
Ten years ago, nobody knew that Asgard archaea even existed. In 2015, however, researchers examining deep-sea sediments ...
Scientists baffled at mysterious ancient creature that doesn't fit on the tree of life as we know it
An ancient and enormous organism called Prototaxites, initially found to be a type of fungus, may actually be an unknown ...
USF researchers identify viruses in red tide blooms for the first time
Researchers with the University of South Florida have identified viruses associated with Karenia brevis, the single-celled ...
A cell pulls off one of the 'Holy Grails' of biotechnology
A new part of an ocean plant cell has been discovered that might revolutionize farming one day. The structure can take ...
The Tentacled Microbes That Might Have Sparked Complex Life
New research sheds light on one of the biggest questions in biology: where did complex life come from? The answer may lie ...
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Origin of life: How microbes laid the foundation for complex cells
Who were our earliest ancestors? The answer could lie in a special group of single-celled organisms with a cytoskeleton similar to that of complex organisms, such as animals and plants.
How an organelle evolves in symbiosis with a cell: Intermediate stage sheds light on the assimilation process
Organelles in cells were originally often independent cells, which were incorporated by host cells and lost their ...
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Want to Make Better Decisions? Copy the Slime Mold
What a brainless slime mold can teach us about decision-making, intellectual curiosity, and thriving in an uncertain world.