Many species of multicellular organisms differ greatly from each ... not the unicellular one might have been important for the evolution of multicellularity. That is, certain "special" genes ...

Animals, however, evolved from single egg cells into multicellular organisms, a process involving ... perkinsii, prompting a fresh look at the evolution of life’s complexity.

after obtaining evidence that the fluid dynamics of cooperative feeding among unicellular organisms could have been the driving force behind the evolution of multicellular life. "We took a step ...

The findings provide new insight into the selective forces that may have favored the early evolution of multicellular organization. “It’s amazing that a single-celled organism, with no brain or ...

Cancer is, therefore, both a price of multicellularity and a potent selection force in the evolution of multicellular organisms. Carcinogenesis is recognized as 'somatic evolution', but in this ...

The organisms in the study are known as multicellular magnetotactic bacteria ... and together they make up a single living body. The evolution of multicellularity is one of the major transitions ...

In other words, perhaps MMB is caught in a stage of evolution between a single-celled organism and a more complex, ...

For decades, many scientists have relied on the "hard steps" model to suggest that intelligent life is rare — the improbable ...

A gene found in this eight-celled green algae is responsible for the evolution of multicellular organisms. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases ...

The next step was for multicellular organisms to concentrate their light-sensitive cells into a single location. Patches of photosensitive cells were probably common long before the Cambrian ...