Planctomycetes Are Important for Theories of the Origin of Eukaryotes and Their Nuclei Why are planctomycetes important for understanding evolution of eukaryotes? There are two major types of ...

If all the world's a stage and all the species merely players, then their exits and entrances can be found in the rock record ...

NANJING, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- An international team led by Chinese paleontologists has made significant advances in understanding early life evolution by mapping out, for the first time, a ...

The findings show that Earth's severe Cryogenian glaciations catalyzed a pivotal shift in the evolution and diversity of ...

In eukaryotes, DNA is tightly wound into a complex called chromatin. Thanks to the process of chromatin remodeling, this complex can be "opened" so that specific genes are expressed. Various ...

Archaea, a domain of life distinct from bacteria and eukaryotes, are known for thriving in extreme environments such as hot ...

Fossilized skeletons and shells clearly show how evolution and extinction unfolded over the past half a billion years, but ...

Insights into protein synthesis processes in prokaryotes and eukaryotes are crucial for advancements in genetics, ...

Advanced tools and expanded fossil datasets have painted a clearer picture of the eukaryotic diversity of the Proterozoic eon, which has been hard to quantify. The findings show that Earth's severe ...

Bacteria are amongst the simplest of organisms – they are made of single cells. Their cell structure is simpler than the cells of animals, plants and fungi.

By establishing the biggest paleobiology database of early Earth to date and employing cutting-edge analytical tools, ...