And though some eukaryotes are single-celled — think amoebas and paramecium — there are no prokaryotes that have more than ...

Planctomycetes challenge our concept of the bacterial cell ... other known prokaryotes. We are not sure yet whether the cell plan of a planctomycete like Gemmata resembles that of eukaryotes ...

Bacteria are amongst the simplest of organisms – they are made of single cells. Their cell structure is simpler than the cells of animals, plants and fungi.

You will be redirected to our submission process. Cell division is a fundamental process for all living organisms. Despite billion years of evolution, prokaryotes, including bacteria and archaea, ...

The cellular life cycle, also called the cell cycle, includes many processes necessary for successful self-replication. Beyond carrying out the tasks of routine metabolism, the cell must duplicate ...

These drugs can selectively bind to and inhibit the function of bacterial ribosomes without affecting eukaryotic ribosomes, leading to the death of the bacterial cell. 1 ...

The ESCRT machinery mediates membrane remodeling in numerous processes in cells including cell division and nuclear membrane reformation ... and the structural properties of these proteins places them ...