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

Fossil evidence of how the earliest life on Earth came to be is hard to come by. But scientists have come up with a few ...

Recently, a research group led by Prof. MIAO Wei from the Institute of Hydrobiology (IHB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences discovered that Lacrymaria cells utilize unconventional and novel ...

ABOVE: Researchers have identified a nitrogen-fixing organelle known as a nitroplast. Here, it is seen at the opposite end of ...

Single-cell imaging is an ensemble of microscopy techniques that enable the collection of separate data from individual cells, as opposed to values averaged over populations of cells. Single-cell ...

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

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

What can stressed yeast teach us about fundamental processes in the cell? A lot, according to EMBL Heidelberg's Mattei Team.

Scientists have revealed a new cellular adaptation to starvation, in which the mitochondria of yeast cells get coated by ribosomes. Surprisingly, the ribosomes attach to the mitochondrial outer ...

Thermo Scientific discusses the finding of a novel organelle in a deep-sea protist through 3D ultrastructural characterization.