Having a memory of past events enables us to take smarter decisions about the future. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPIDS) and Technical University of Munich (TUM) identify ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 23, 2021
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(PhysOrg.com) -- More than 500 million years ago, single-celled organisms on Earth's surface began forming multi-cellular clusters that ultimately became plants and animals.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 16, 2012
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Life's genetic code has only ever contained four natural bases. These bases pair up to form two "base pairs"—the rungs of the DNA ladder—and they have simply been rearranged to create bacteria and butterflies, penguins ...
Biotechnology
Jan 23, 2017
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It's one of the greatest mysteries of modern science: how did life begin exactly? While most scientists believe that all lifeforms evolved from a common, primitive ancestor microorganism, the details are blurry. What kinds ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 26, 2016
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A billion year old fossil, which provides a new link in the evolution of animals, has been discovered in the Scottish Highlands.
Evolution
Apr 29, 2021
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Scientists testing a new method of sequencing single cells have unexpectedly changed our understanding of the rules of genetics.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 5, 2023
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Yekaterina "Kate" Shulgina was a first year student in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, looking for a short computational biology project so she could check the requirement off her program in systems biology. She ...
Biotechnology
Nov 9, 2021
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A single-celled marine plankton evolved a miniature version of a multi-cellular eye, possibly to help see its prey better, according to University of British Columbia (UBC) research published today in Nature.
Evolution
Jul 1, 2015
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The Paris zoo's latest attraction is a brainless, eyeless, single-celled organism with no limbs or stomach but more than 700 genders.
Plants & Animals
Oct 17, 2019
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Over a single day, in the placid waters of a single pond, a million virus particles might enter a single-celled organism known for the minuscule hairs, or cilia, that propel it through those waters.
Ecology
Dec 27, 2022
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