Life emerged on Earth some 3.8 billion years ago. The "primordial soup theory" proposes that chemicals floating in pools of water, in the presence of ...

Under microscopes, scientists found that giant single-cell organisms were able to vacuum up more food when they are stuck together.

Using in-vitro models of a specific type of brain cell, scientists show that neurons are capable of changing from one type to ...

The same genes could hold the key to regenerating cells in the ear and eye, according to a new mouse study from the USC Stem ...

A USC research team discovered that a single genetic signal may be preventing both hearing and vision cells from repairing ...

Researchers found that cooperative fluid dynamics between single-celled organisms may have driven the evolution of ...

Humans like to think that being multicellular (and bigger) is a definite advantage, even though 80% of life on Earth consists ...

The physics of how a quirky pond organism filters the water for food provides new insights into a possible driver of early ...

Proteins in the sheath of cellular protrusions control how effectively cells can adhere to surfaces. Biological cells often ...

Quietly working in his office at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Zhaowen Luo focuses on creating intricate animations ...

ShareRespiratory Infections The airways are lined with tiny brush like hairs, called cilia. The cilia sweep out mucus and ...

Biological cells often possess thin, hair-like protrusions on their surface known as cilia, which serve various functions ranging from movement to ...