Mycoplasma contamination poses several risks to cell physiology, including interfering with DNA and RNA synthesis, inducing ...

A team of plant scientists has made a significant breakthrough in understanding how potato plants defend themselves against Spongospora subterranea f. sp. subterranea (Sss)—the soilborne pathogen that ...

A patient has died at a children’s hospital in South Carolina after being exposed to a brain-eating amoeba, likely at a local ...

In a hot spring at Yellowstone National Park, a microbe does something that life shouldn’t be able to do: It breathes oxygen ...

“The sea slug Elysia chlorotica is a small, unassuming creature that performs a remarkable feat: It eats algae and steals its ...

Bacterial cell division, a process wherein a single cell divides to form two identical daughter cells, represents one of the ...

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

ShipGoo001 is believed to be a single cell organism, but its appearance is not yet evident. It could be thread-like, spherical or even twisty, Sheik said.

Our results show caffeine helps flip that switch." The researchers studied these processes using fission yeast, a single-celled organism that closely mirrors human cellular biology.

WesLens/peopleimages.com – stock.adobe.com The team studied fission yeast, a single-celled organism that is analogous to human cells and uses similar pathways to manage energy, DNA repair and ...

The research team, led by John-Patrick Alao, studied fission yeast, a single-celled organism that shares key similarities with human cells.