Posts Tagged ‘protozoa’
Genetic ‘roulette’ gives tiny cells their sex
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — A single-celled organism ends up with one of seven possible “mating types,” or sexes, in a process that scientists call “random.” Continue…
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 10:08 - 0 Comments
Science & Technology - Nov 29, 2012 11:12 - 2 Comments
For sugar, tiny thieves kept algae captive
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — Microscopic animals held algae hostage and stole their genes for energy production, thereby evolving into a new and more powerful species many millions of years ago. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 26, 2011 8:02 - 1 Comment
Common parasite controls immune system
CORNELL (US) — A forced partnership between parasite and host allows Toxoplasma gondii to invade the bloodstream, break into the brain, and prompt behavioral changes from recklessness to neuroticism. (more…)
