Understanding the origin of the building block of all animal and plant life may lead to more insights about life on Earth and ...

"At some point it might not be beneficial anymore to stick around with your buddies. But if you don't, you die." ...

Mono Lake, tucked in the Eastern Sierra, is no ordinary lake. Its eerie tufa towers and teeming swarms of brine shrimp and ...

Very little is known about choanoflagellates, and there are interesting biological phenomena that we can only gain insight ...

Many species of multicellular organisms differ greatly from each other with respect to the types of developmental mechanisms and traits they have evolved. For instance, by definition every ...

Cell division allows for growth and replacement of dead cells. Most multicellular organisms are made of different cell types that are specialised to carry out specific functions. Control and ...

Can be used to recap on hormonal systems or could lead into a classroom discussion on multicellular organisms.

Importantly, these multicellular organisms have a finite life span, naturally degrading after four to six weeks. This “kill ...