Inspired by Volvox, the first multicellular organism, researchers have developed a novel approach for treating cancer. The first multicellular organism, Volvox, evolved from self-assembly of ...

The oldest trace fossils of a multicellular organism's movement were found in 2.1-billion-year-old strata in Gabon. It is presumed to have moved in search of food. Photo courtesy of PNAS Fossilized ...

Over 3,000 generations of laboratory evolution, researchers watched as their model organism, 'snowflake yeast,' began to adapt as multicellular individuals. In new research, the team shows how ...

Chromosphaera perkinsii is a single-celled species discovered in 2017 in marine sediments around Hawaii. The first signs of its presence on Earth have been dated at over a billion years, well before ...

(Nanowerk News) The first multicellular organism, Volvox, evolved from self-assembly of individual cells. Inspired by this organism, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital have developed a ...