To understand the origins of multicelled life, researchers are studying a motley assortment of simpler animal relatives. The ...

A recent study suggests that by the Neoproterozoic period, distinct lineages of amoebae, as well as the ancestors of plants, ...

Unicellular organisms, such as microalgae, also age when they can no longer divide due to a lack of nutrients. The newly ...

Study uncovered evidence of diverse species living 800 million years ago, revealing early evolution and suggesting life ...

Recently, a research group led by Prof. Miao Wei from the Institute of Hydrobiology (IHB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

This year’s prestigious Nobel Prize in Medicine went to US scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for “their discovery of ...

According to an article published in the journal PNAS, different lineages of amoebae and ancestors of plants, algae and ...

Today, entrepreneurship is everywhere, including science. Engineers and scientists often apply their research to a product or ...

Weird aspects of a big, cactus-shaped algae could be useful for things like coral reef conservation and regenerative biology ...

Our view on the embodiment of our psychology is still deeply influenced by many cultural interpretations rooted in dualistic ...

How does multicellularity evolve? Scientists who study a family of green algae that includes unicellular Chlamydomonas and multicellular Volvox are beginning to find answers to this question.

His latest study, published in the Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, broke the boundaries in understanding unicellular ...