Fifty years since its discovery, scientists have finally worked out how a molecular machine found in mitochondria, the 'powerhouses' of our cells, allows us to make the fuel we need from sugars, a ...

Researchers have uncovered the 3D structure of RBP3, a key protein in vision, revealing how it transports retinoids and fatty ...

Kanazawa University and colleagues have achieved a breakthrough in understanding sperm DNA packaging. Using high-speed atomic ...

DNA strand displacement circuits are inching closer to becoming cellular machines. Scientists are finding ways to make these programmable nanodevices stable and functional inside living cells. If ...

Archaea—one of the three primary domains of life alongside bacteria and eukaryotes—are often overlooked and sometimes ...

Stentor coeruleus is a giant unicellular, filter-feeding protist that uses the coordinated motion of its oral ciliary structure to generate ... genetically identical cells, Stentor colonies ...

New research reveals that stentors, which are part of a group called protists ... order structure, like what we do as humans.” Scientists believe that the ability of single-cell creatures ...

Lymphocytes are white blood cells that help the body fight infection and disease. The healthy range for an adult is between 1,000 and 4,800 lymphocytes per microliter (µL) of blood. Doctors will ...

In plant and fungal cells, vacuoles help maintain cell structure. All eukaryotic cells have a cell ... they are still present in plants, fungi and some protists. These rigid structures provide ...

References used in the compilation of the Antarctic Marine Protists Glossary Corliss ... invagination: inpushing of a layer of cells; or a concave structure (e.g. cell surface, oral area) in ...

A eukaryote is any cell or organism that possesses a clearly defined nucleus. Eukaryotic cells form the foundation of complex, multicellular life, including apple trees, mushrooms, fish and humans.

However, according to this new research, Prototaxites may actually have been part of a totally different kingdom of life, separate from fungi, plants, animals and protists. Upon examining the internal ...