Amid climate uncertainty, curators at the Bigelow National Center for Marine Algae and Microbiota are hopeful that if there’s ...

How does multicellularity evolve? Scientists who study a family of green algae that includes unicellular Chlamydomonas and multicellular Volvox are beginning to find answers to this question.

Photosynthetic microorganisms such as the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas are true masters of adaptation. In the absence of light and oxygen, the metabolism of this alga switches to a kind of ...

Magnetized algae micro swimmers retain speed and maneuverability, showing promise for targeted drug delivery in confined ...

Now, researchers study how algae, a diverse group of ancient unicellular organisms, might provide new approaches for sustainable living. Special abilities possessed by certain algae species, like ...

The scientists found that their green algae-based micro swimmers were barely affected by ... Their aim was to functionalize ...

How does multicellularity evolve? Scientists who study a family of green algae that includes unicellular Chlamydomonas and multicellular Volvox are beginning to find answers to this question.

This is a photo of a desmid, a unicellular charophyte green algae that has lost all traces of flagella in its life cycle. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of ...

A Chinese study has revealed how a type of algae adapts to cold temperatures in Antarctica with special proteins and enzymes. Chlorella is a genus of unicellular green algae distributed all over the ...

Discover how Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems is advancing microalgae robots for medical applications.