Over 3,000 generations of laboratory evolution, researchers watched as their model organism, 'snowflake yeast,' began to adapt as multicellular individuals. In new research, the team shows how ...

Researchers have discovered that virus-like nanoparticles can promote the multicellular organization and reproduction of host bacteria. These particles, which are evolutionarily related to phages ...

Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan have identified the genes that allow an organism to switch between living as single ...

Immunofluorescence sections of cells embedded within a micropatterned collagen gel. Cells generate forces within a tissue that can feedback to regulate the accumulation of cytoskeletal proteins such ...

The spherical fossils came from sediments that were formerly at the bottom of a lake. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Scientists ...