New research from the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington has uncovered a previously unknown vulnerability in how bacteria build the whip-like tails they use to move. These ...

Scientists at Arizona State University have uncovered surprising new ways bacteria move, even without their usual whip-like propellers called flagella. In one study, E. coli and salmonella were found ...

Eukaryotic cilia and flagella are essential organelles that extend from the cell surface, playing crucial roles in sensory perception, motility, and the movement of extracellular fluids. These ...

Endomyxa comprises a diverse range of protists, including intracellular parasites that infect animals and plants, as well as free-living amoebae that do not rely on a host. Until now, no member of ...

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have identified a previously unknown species of unicellular organism in seawater collected near Hachijojima Island. The newly discovered species, named ...

SiriusXM host Megyn Kelly discusses Caitlin Clark’s interview with TIME magazine where she apologizes for her white privilege, why the comments won't win her over any fans on either side, the double ...

Oddly, origami could be useful for snagging prey. The finding could help inspire new robotics, such as tools for microsurgery that can extend and contract inside small body cavities. Seeing L. olor’s ...

How well bacteria move and sense their environment directly affects their success in surviving and spreading. About half of known bacteria species use a flagella to move — a rotating appendage that ...

This creature is so weird, you have to watch it in motion to believe it. The cell body is slightly elongated, and from the major axis two long filaments extend twice its body length forward and ...

Researchers studied in detail the strange protist Meteora sporadica, which swings its two lateral arms back and forth. The results of the study indicated that M. sporadica has a complex cytoskeleton ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Meteora sporadica is a small, unicellular eukaryote (protist) that was discovered in deep Mediterranean sea sediments in 2002. It differs from known protists by the presence of two ...