Two lifeforms merge into one organism for first time in a billion years - ‘The first time it happened, it gave rise to all ...

Researchers think a microbe that was engulfed by an algal cell 100 million years ago has since evolved into an integral part ...

The paper focused on enzymes that help build the photosynthetic chloroplast membranes in plant cells. One of those enzymes is known as LPPγ, or lipid phosphate phosphatase gamma. LPPγ was ...

Eukaryotic cells are more complex than prokaryotic ones because of specialized organelles. Learn how ancient collaborations between cells gave eukaryotes an important energy boost. Plant Cells ...

The sun is the ultimate source of energy for virtually all organisms. Photosynthetic cells are able to use solar energy to synthesize energy-rich food molecules and to produce oxygen.

“Very rare” could actually be considered an understatement. The first time this happened – as far as we know – it gave rise ...

Modern biology textbooks assert that only bacteria can take nitrogen from the atmosphere and convert it into a form that is ...

Discover the revolutionary implications of the endosymbiotic theory and the potential of nitroplasts in agriculture and ...

Once known only to those studying biology, the word symbiosis is now widely used. Symbiosis is the intimate relationship of ...

Bij de Pitch Competition van stichting Domein Applied Science kunnen Life Science & Chemistry-studenten uit Nederland hun ...

Evolution is quite a wondrous and lengthy process, with some random bursts of activity that are responsible for the diversity ...