This creature blurs the line between viruses and cells, exhibiting remarkable characteristics that push the boundaries of ...

In the vast and often unseen world of microscopic life, a recent discovery may force scientists to rethink what it means to ...

It has genes for ribosomes, tRNAs, and mRNAs. These components are the scaffolding of life: the tools by which cells read ...

Single-celled organisms called archaea aren't generally thought to cause human disease, but one species has been implicated in colorectal cancer ...

Scientists have discovered Sukunaarchaeum mirabile, a unique archaeon residing within marine plankton, challenging traditional definitions of life. Th ...

Because they rely on hosts for a majority of functions, viruses aren’t considered alive. But entities like ‘Sukunaarchaeum ...

Archaea are a distinct domain of life—along with bacteria and eukaryotes (i.e., organisms with a cell nucleus such as animals, plants and fungi).

Yet, archaea are found across diverse environments, from oceanic plankton to the human microbiome. Despite their superficial similarity to bacteria, their genetic makeup has long suggested a closer ...

This challenges the long-standing three-domain model of life that separates bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotes. Findings from Recent Studies According to a study published in Cell, researchers at ETH ...

Archaea represent a considerable fraction of the prokaryotic world in marine and terrestrial ecosystems, indicating that organisms from this domain might have a large impact on global energy cycles.

The Archaea domain is widely distributed in the oceans, and its presence in Antarctica is acknowledged. In this context, this work aimed to analyze the diversity and distribution of archaea according ...