Around five years ago, a team of researchers proved that single-celled organisms have more intellect and instincts than they are usually credited for. In the study, researchers undertook Stentor ...

This article explores the transformative potential and challenges of single cell omics in advancing our understanding of ...

Scientists have discovered a remarkable new form of symbiosis — a bacterium that lives inside a single-celled organism (a ...

This engineered genome will help experts tailor organisms to fit the needs of their ever-changing environments.

The cell membrane of this organism is folded up into a series of pleats that can only unfold and refold in one way, Eliott Flaum at Stanford University and her colleague Manu Prakash have ...

A new study sheds light on how a species of foraminifera, single-celled organisms found in almost all marine habitats, thrives in a dark, oxygen-free environment. Most life on Earth relies on the ...

At universities and startups around the globe, researchers are searching for microbes that could be used as food.

A small but mighty single-celled organism that dates back 500 million years punches far above its weight when it comes to ...

The fossil offers new insight into the transition of single celled organisms to complex, multicellular animals. Modern single-celled holozoa include the most basal living animals and the fossil ...

Most life on Earth relies on the sun’s energy for survival, but what about organisms in the deep sea that live beyond the ...