Most prokaryotes are small, single-celled organisms that have a relatively simple structure. Prokaryotic cells are surrounded by a plasma membrane, but they have no internal membrane-bound ...

An curved arrow pointing right. A single celled organism eating its prey, an inside view of a termite's gut, and a parasite going 'Alien' on its host took top honors in Nikon's Small World in ...

Many millions of years ago, however, there were no animals as we know them. In fact, there were only single-celled organisms that could move around through the waters of the oceans. Needless to ...

Schematic evolutionary tree of the 5 microbial species included in the study. From left to right: Trimastix marina, Paratrimastix pyriformis, Blattamonas nauphoetae, Streblomastix strix, and ...

Over 70,000 species of animals, plants, fungi and single-celled organisms are found in the UK. Are you interested in finding a particular species found in the UK? You can search our inventory using ...

Animals go to their shelter, humans have a siesta, even plants have mechanisms to avoid an overdose of light. But how do non-moving single-celled organisms deal with light that is too intense?

Just as the human body serves as a habitat for bacteria and other microbes, diverse, tiny organisms known as protists host ...