Humans and animals are not the only ones affected by viruses. Unicellular organisms can also be attacked. In a new study, ...

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.

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 ...

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.

Researchers identified the largest latent virus ever found in green algae. The virus integrates into the alga ... Cryptic infection of a giant virus in a unicellular green alga. Science. 0(0):eads6303 ...

Under certain conditions, some algae are able to produce hydrogen—a much sought-after green energy source. Its production ...

The cactus-shaped algae are unique in many respects ... opuntia is the first green alga they have sequenced. Lin and his co-authors were interested in looking at the species' genome to try ...