All Life on Earth Comes From One Single Ancestor. And It's So Much Older Than We Thought.
Life on Earth had to begin somewhere, and scientists think that “somewhere” is LUCA—or the Last Universal Common Ancestor.
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LUCA Is Much Older Than Scientists Thought
The Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA), the theoretical single organism from which all life on Earth descends, is now ...
Parasitic organism offers eco-friendly treatment for wastewater foaming
La Trobe University researchers have been studying the novel bacterium Mycosynbacter amalyticus —dubbed "microbial dark ...
There is a 'third state' between life and death
The death of an organism does not spell the end for its cells, according to new research. Cells have been shown to continue ...
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Scientists reprogram the code of life and invent a new organism 🧬
Researchers at Yale have achieved a major breakthrough in synthetic biology. They have rewritten the genetic code of an ...
Sex and money, now we're talking. It's about organisms maintaining their species
In biology and life, organisms have a basic drive to reproduce and every living thing needs energy. This is the topic for ...
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Sex Determination: It’s in the Genes—Sometimes
Greek philosopher Empedocles thought that different temperatures produced different sexes—while others were decidedly ...
Fascinating moment amoeba consumes single-celled organism
Captivating footage taken on January 31 in Hong Kong, China, captured the mesmerizing moment an amoeba consuming a ciliate. The video shows the amoeba slowly engulfing the single-celled organism ...
A 'Third State' Exists Between Life and Death—And That Suggests Your Cells Are Conscious, Some Scientists Say
A growing number of new studies have found that, at least for some cells, death isn’t the end, but the beginning of something ...
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Where is red tide in Florida right now? What to know about algae ahead of spring break
Karenia brevis is a naturally occurring, single-celled organism belonging to a group of algae called dinoflagellates. Large ...
Is there red tide in Florida’s waters? Map and what locals and spring breakers should know
It's that time of year when finding a spot at your favorite beach is a lot harder to find. It's spring break season! Is there any red tide reported?
Moment of Science: Biofluorescent Birds-of-Paradise
They're a spectacular sight in sunshine or shadow! Here's how birds of paradise use biofluorescence to their advantage. 🪶🟢 ...