Newly discovered protist Euplotes gigatrox transforms into supergiant and cannibalizes its siblings

Cannibalistic supergiant cells discovered in ciliate Euplotes gigatrox

This article reports on a scientific discovery in the ciliate Euplotes gigatrox, a microbial eukaryote (protist). Researchers found that in

Raymond Goldstein: Decision-making without a brain

Scientists Discover Ultra-Minimalist Microbe That Challenges Definitions of Life

Scientists have discovered an ultra-minimalist single-celled organism with an exceptionally small genome that challenges fundamental definit

Genome sequencing reveals minimalistic multicellularity toolkit in slime mould Acrasis kona

This article discusses the genetic basis of aggregative multicellularity in the slime mould Acrasis kona. Unlike most multicellular organism

Genome sequencing of hallucinogenic Yunnan bolete reveals unknown compound behind visions

Researchers at the University of Utah have sequenced the genomes of 53 specimens of the Yunnan bolete mushroom, which causes hallucinations

Ants are the new plants! More examples that size (now even in monomorphic ants) is correlated with endoreduplication/polyploidy. 🧪