Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have identified a previously unknown species of unicellular organism in seawater ...

Researchers have identified a previously unknown species of unicellular organism in seawater collected near Hachijojima Island. The newly discovered species, named Viscidocauda repens, belongs to the ...

Unnecessary sequences called 'introns' are removed from gene transcripts. But where do they come from? | Genetics And ...

Endomyxa comprises a diverse range of protists, including intracellular parasites that infect animals and plants, as well as ...

DNA is the genetic code that provides the biological instructions for every living species, but not every bit of DNA helps ...

UC Santa Cruz researchers discover that "introners," transposable elements, are responsible for spreading noncoding DNA ...

DNA is the genetic code that provides the biological instructions for every living species, but not every bit of DNA helps ...

In looking at the genomes of the two species - a sea sponge and a marine protist called a dinoflagellate - they found evidence that around 40 million years ago, an introner jumped from one of these ...

Imagine a bustling city inside your body, filled with countless tiny beings working around the clock. This city is your gut—a ...

Brown algae and their associated pathogens play an important role in marine ecosystems, influencing biodiversity and ecosystem stability. The phytomyxean pathogen Maullinia ectocarpii is an obligate ...