Researchers in the UK have devised a very clever method using genetically modified E. coli to convert PET plastic waste into ...

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

As kitten season continues to be overwhelming, I’m sure that those of you caring for the little ones have become aware that ...

It has genes for ribosomes, tRNAs, and mRNAs. These components are the scaffolding of life: the tools by which cells read ...

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

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

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 ...

If you’re one of the folks who looks forward to pumpkins every fall, the long summer wait can be tough. For farmers, the ...

Most foraminiferan species reside on the seafloor, but paleontologists are particularly interested in planktonic species, ...

This newly found organism doesn’t act like a virus or a cell, and that could change everything we know about biology.

OUTLOOK 19 June 2025 Single-celled organisms set for greater role in gut health Long cast as villains, some protists, such as Blastocystis, are potentially beneficial to human health.

Compared to single-celled organisms, which can swim freely using their whip-like tails known as "flagella," MMB have some communicating to do in order to move. Otherwise, there would be a conflict ...