A decade ago, the existence of Asgard archaea was unknown. However, in 2015, researchers analyzing deep-sea sediments uncovered gene fragments that suggested the presence of a new, previously ...

Calcium signaling plays a vital role in both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cellular processes, but the mechanisms behind calcium transport are more thoroughly understood in the former. Burgeoning ...

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 ...

The scientists realized that it would be impossible to compare the position of structure A in two different cells if one cell was short and blobby and the other was long and pear-shaped.

In this case, a eukaryotic algal cell swallowed a prokaryotic bacterial cell. Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter now Get the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to ...