The origin of complex organisms called eukaryotes—which includes all animals, plants, and fungi—is one of biology’s biggest mysteries. A new discovery helps reveal these evolutionary roots.

Researchers have removed mitochondria from cells to better study their functions in regulating cell death, differentiation ...

By using a genetic technique developed at UT Southwestern Medical Center that forces cells to rid themselves of mitochondria, ...

Two life forms living together helped spark the evolution of all complex life. By learning to appreciate this process more ...

It has genes for ribosomes, tRNAs, and mRNAs. These components are the scaffolding of life: the tools by which cells read ...

When Entomophaga grylli infects locusts or grasshoppers, they climb to the tops of plants before their death. The zombie-ant ...

The slightly warmer temperatures around the middle of the Earth melted the top layers of ice to form meltwater ponds that ...

Among the latter are eukaryotic cells, found in animals, plants, fungi, and protists. Eukaryotic cells are known for having a nucleus and various internal structures called organelles, each with a ...

If you walk through a forest and look down, you might think you're stepping on dead leaves, twigs and soil. In reality, ...

The emergence of eukaryotes as an evolutionary algorithmic phase transition. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2025; 122 (13) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2422968122 ...