Micro decisions can have macro consequences. A soft matter physicist reveals how interactions within simple cellular ...

In a groundbreaking study, scientists have created a mouse using stem cells powered by genes that originated from ancient ...

HKUMed used the ancient choanoflagellate SOX protein to create stem cells and implanted them into mice, successfully contributing to healthy mice. The ...

1. A small AC nightlight. When I go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, the light stays low so I don’t fully wake up ...

Calcium transients were present in both unicellular and multicellular stages, with asynchronous activity dominating single cells and synchronized responses characterizing colonies. In rosette ...

Cell motility is observed in unicellular organisms, is essential for the development and maintenance of multicellular organisms, and is also involved in immune responses and pathological conditions.

Mitochondria, the organelles in question, are best known as power packs—places where glucose molecules are disassembled to release the energy that drives metabolism. Boosting a failing cell’s ...

Finnish scientists have identified the country's first giant virus, Jyvaskylavirus, in local soil. The virus infects amoebas ...

A chemical radar allows bacteria to sense and eliminate predators. Investigating how microorganisms communicate deepens our ...

The study is published in the journal Cell. Investigation into how microorganisms ... However, if food becomes scarce, the unicellular organisms aggregate to form multicellular structures that ...