A Protist Hosts Both Green Algae and Purple Bacteria Symbionts
A Protist Hosts Both Green Algae and Purple Bacteria Symbionts
Having two different endosymbionts may allow the ciliate Pseudoblepharisma tenue to live in both oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor zones of the muddy bogs of southern Germany.
Having two different endosymbionts may allow the ciliate Pseudoblepharisma tenue to live in both oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor zones of the muddy bogs of southern Germany.
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Kelp Pathogen Has Spread Across the Southern Ocean
Chris Baraniuk | Apr 5, 2021 | 3 min read
Scientists suspect the gall-forming protist Maullinia hitches a ride on kelp rafts to reach new host populations at far-flung sites.
Researchers Discover the Largest Virus in the Oceans Yet
Kerry Grens | Mar 1, 2020 | 4 min read
The ChoanoVirus genome codes for rhodopsin, perhaps giving its choanoflagellate host extra energy-harvesting capabilities.
Image Of The Day: Predatory Protists
Nicoletta Lanese | Jul 19, 2019 | 1 min read
The protist Rhodelphis limneticus bears little resemblance to its close genetic relative, red algae.
Image of the Day: Single-Cell Surprises
Jef Akst | Nov 15, 2018 | 1 min read
Researchers identify a new species of Hemimastigophora protist, and suggest the group should be promoted from a phylum to a supra-kingdom.
A Newly Identified Species Represents Its Own Eukaryotic Lineage
Katarina Zimmer | Nov 20, 2017 | 2 min read
The 10-micrometer-long flagellate cell might have a big story to tell about the evolution of eukaryotes.
Mysterious Eukaryote Missing Mitochondria
Anna Azvolinsky | May 12, 2016 | 3 min read
Researchers uncover the first example of a eukaryotic organism that lacks the organelles.
Genome Digest
Abby Olena, PhD | Jan 7, 2014 | 5 min read
What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes
Fighting to exist
Jef Akst | Jun 14, 2011 | 1 min read
The more closely related two species are, the more they're apt to drive one another to extinction.