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Tag: Protists

When cells started snacking
Biological oceanography Ecology

When cells started snacking

Algae rose, protists gorged, and the modern ocean was born.
April 4, 2025May 8, 2025 Josiah Grzywacz
Unicellular Predators Feast at Hydrothermal Vents
Ecology

Unicellular Predators Feast at Hydrothermal Vents

Hydrothermal vent fluids support an intriguing food web, and unicellular protistan predators play an outsized role.
August 4, 2021August 4, 2021 Amanda Semler
Protist Factories: A Potential Way to Make Gold and Silver
Biology Chemistry Methodology Microbiology Physiology

Protist Factories: A Potential Way to Make Gold and Silver

Modern research is investigating the ability of organisms to make valuable products for us. A multi-national team examined the ability…
July 16, 2021 Daniel Speer
Biology Evolution

The ‘Eyes’ Have It: Co-option of organelles led to the evolution of dinoflagellate eyes

The evolution of eyes has been the subject of debate for many years. Recent studies on a group of rare…
July 10, 2015 Irvin Huang

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