In a recent study, researchers gained new insight into the lives of bacteria that survive by grouping together as if they were a multicellular organism. The organisms in the study are the only ...

Each cell in an MMB consortium has a role that contributes to the survival of the entire group. This behavior is similar to how individual cells within multicellular organisms behave. For example, ...

Indeed, many primitive multicellular organisms probably experienced both unicellular and multicellular states, providing opportunities to forego a group lifestyle. For example, ...

They discovered something new—a multicellular self-assembly process in E. coli. Researchers observed unattached, single-celled organisms combining into four-cell rosettes, a natural ...

Consequently, many multicellular organisms with symbiotic organs have evolved mechanisms to monitor and punish microbial cheaters. ... Some researchers are now pushing to consider symbiotic organs ...

Mechanical compression induces multicellular organization in archaea To the point. Induction of Multicellularity: When mechanically compressed, the salt-loving archaeon Haloferax volcanii can shift ...

Biofilms are incredibly diverse, and while they are predominantly associated with bacteria, they can also include other organisms such as algae, fungi, or protozoans. 6 Biofilms can grow adhered to ...

The fossils, of what may be an ancient type of photosynthetic alga, are the oldest known multicellular eukaryotes, a group of organisms that contains a clearly defined nucleus full of packaged DNA.

Each cell in an MMB consortium has a role that contributes to the survival of the entire group. This behavior is similar to how individual cells within multicellular organisms behave. For example ...

As the only example of bacteria that exhibit obligate multicellularity, MMB provide an important example of possible mechanisms behind this profound step in life's evolutionary history on Earth. The ...