A globally distributed single-celled organism that occurs in harmful algal blooms has been found to exhibit an unusual organisation of photosynthesis. Researchers have taken a closer look at the ...

As the famed British naturalist David Attenborough noted, “In our hands now lies not only our own future but that of all other living creatures with whom we share the Earth.” 4 In the 2000s and early ...

In the 3.5 billion years since life first evolved on Earth, it was thought that once-free-living bacteria had merged with other organisms on just three occasions, making this an exceedingly rare ...

Algae are a diverse group of autotrophic single-cell or multicellular organisms. Recently, applying algal research to nanoscience investigations has been one interesting area of emerging technology.

“This is one of the rare examples where classical genetics, cell biology and high-resolution imaging approaches were all brought together in one investigation,” Engel said. The study enabled the team ...