Every living organism falls into one of two groups: eukaryotes or prokaryotes, with cellular structure determining which group an organism belongs to. Prokaryotes are unicellular and lack a nucleus ...

According to scientists, the world is split into two kinds of organisms — prokaryotic vs. eukaryotic — which have two different types of cells. An organism can be made up of either one type or the ...

Protists (eukaryotes, excluding animals, land plants, and fungi) comprise the bulk of the eukaryotic phylogenetic tree, ...

Hyperspectral imaging has provided an insight into how cells organize and prioritize organelle growth.

Recent discoveries are revealing how the first eukaryote got its start. Three billion years ago, life on Earth was simple. Single-celled organisms ruled, and there wasn’t much to them. They were what ...

Protein synthesis refers to the process by which cells construct proteins. It's a fundamental cellular mechanism for all ...

Daniel Mills, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München During this time, some of the defining characteristics of modern eukaryotic cells—the nucleus, mitochondria, cytoskeleton, cell membrane, and ...

“There’s lots of strong evidence for horizontal gene transfer in eukaryotes, so there’s really no reason to say that it couldn’t have happened during that period of the prokaryote ...

The eukaryotic cell, the most significant increase in complexity in the history of life's evolution on Earth, emerged as a phase transition and unlocked the path toward other major transitions ...

Every living organism falls into one of two groups: eukaryotes or prokaryotes, with cellular structure determining which group an organism belongs to. Prokaryotes are unicellular and lack a nucleus ...