How does multicellularity evolve? Scientists who study a family of green algae that includes unicellular Chlamydomonas and multicellular Volvox are beginning to find answers to this question.

Surprisingly, many of these multicellular-enabling genes had viral ... Many of these metabolic genes appear to have been ...

The oldest multicellular algae fossil dates to 1,200 mya. At this time, biological diversity increases greatly, with algae, fungi, animals, and plants diverging from their common eukaryote ancestors.

have discovered a conserved developmental pattern known as the hourglass model in brown algae, providing more evidence that the phenomenon may be a universal feature of complex multicellular ...

An organism discovered near Hawaii is intriguing researchers. Its behavior could significantly alter our understanding of the ...

Consortium across the Baltic and North Sea are pooling their resources to develop algae-based products using industrial waste ...

Oxygen is essential for living organisms, particularly multicellular life, to metabolize organic matter and energize all life ...