The ability to analyze gene expression at the single-cell level—known as single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq)—has ...

In the vast and often unseen world of microscopic life, a recent discovery may force scientists to rethink what it means to ...

Single-celled organisms called archaea aren't generally thought to cause human disease, but one species has been implicated in colorectal cancer ...

Dr Dituri didn't just do the challenge for the hell of it though, but as part of an experiment to see how living underwater ...

Scientists have discovered Sukunaarchaeum mirabile, a unique archaeon residing within marine plankton, challenging traditional definitions of life. Th ...

Because they rely on hosts for a majority of functions, viruses aren’t considered alive. But entities like ‘Sukunaarchaeum ...

The study, led by biologists at Harvard University, found that the slugs build sac-like structures known as kleptosomes out of their own cells in which the chloroplasts are stashed. The kleptosomes ...

The being in question is a microbe called Sukunaarchaeum mirabile. Preliminary research says it stretches the definition of ...

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2501045122 "Stomatin plays a variety of roles in the cell, but one of its key functions is helping shuttle cholesterol to different areas," Vosbigian said.

If the world feels out of control, dystopian, or even apocalyptic, it's possible to change course. The fate of the human ...

A herbal mouthwash selectively killed off bad bacteria in the mouth while preserving the good strains, according to a new ...

Animals, from worms and sponges to jellyfish and whales, contain anywhere from a few thousand to tens of trillions of nearly ...