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 ...

Using 'fission yeast', a single-celled organism that mirrors many of the inner workings of human cells, the research team ...

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

Too much of a good thing is no good at all. Living organisms enjoy sunlight—in fact, they need it to stay alive—but they tend to avoid light that is too bright. Animals go to their shelter ...

Once you realize how much complexity there is in a single cell, Lewis observes, the complicated body structure you see in higher organisms isn’t that surprising. Each cell in a higher organism tends ...

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 ...

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.