Archaea—one of the three primary domains of life alongside bacteria and eukaryotes—are often overlooked and sometimes ...

An international collaboration between four scientists from Mainz, Valencia, Madrid, and Zurich has published new research in ...

When subjected to physical pressure, archaea - ancient single-celled organisms - form multicellular structures.

Induction of Multicellularity: When mechanically compressed, the salt-loving archaeon Haloferax volcanii can shift from being ...

Tanmay Bharat, a co-lead author from the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, underscores the broader implications of research in archaea on multicellularity: “We found that ...

"We still have a lot of unanswered questions about Asgard archaea, especially regarding their relation to eukaryotes and their unusual cell biology," says Pilhofer. "Tracking down the secrets of ...

"We still have a lot of unanswered questions about Asgard archaea, especially regarding their relation to eukaryotes and their unusual cell biology," says Pilhofer. "Tracking down the secrets of ...

Gene editing and many other useful biotechnology tools came from studies of bacteria fighting off viral invaders. But ...

"We still have a lot of unanswered questions about Asgard archaea, especially regarding their relation to eukaryotes and their unusual cell biology. Tracking down the secrets of these microbes is ...