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

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

Like all complex organisms, every human originates from a single cell that multiplies through countless cell divisions.

Scientists believe that single-celled organisms known as choanoflagellates are distant ancestors of modern animals. In their genomes, they had versions of the Sox and POU genes, which today are ...

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

Most animals require brains to run, jump or hop. The single-celled protozoan Euplotes eurystomus, however, achieves a scurrying walk using a simple, mechanical computer to coordinate its microscopic ...

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

A new part of an ocean plant cell has been discovered that might revolutionize farming one day. The structure can take nitrogen and convert it into the ingredient that helps all organisms grow.

It was the first record of a day-night internal rhythm in any single-celled organism. The discovery gave Johnson an idea: If cyanobacteria have daily rhythms, maybe he could identify the molecules ...