Planctomycetes challenge our concept of the bacterial cell and of a prokaryote as a cell structure type, as well as our ideas about origins of the eukaryote nucleus. Planctomycetes Are Important ...

This closeness allows prokaryotic cells to rapidly respond to environmental change by quickly altering the types and amount of proteins they manufacture. Note that eukaryotic cells likely evolved ...

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is the movement of genetic material from one organism to another. In this article, we will ...

plasmids are found in a few simple eukaryotic organisms. Prokaryotic cell DNA is a single molecule, found free in the cytoplasm; additional DNA is found on one or more rings called plasmids.

Despite recent advances in the study of eukaryogenesis, much remains unresolved about the origin and evolution of the most complex domain of life. Amanda was an associate editor at The Scientist, ...

“This is the most exciting and important paper on big questions about eukaryotic origins and the tree of life ... bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotes. Eukaryotes and archaea have long been considered ...