multicellularity

Zombie Algae Reveal How Multicellular Animals Move

Scientists in Japan have used ‘zombie algae’ to better understand how multicellular organisms move in response to light stimulation.

Macrofossils Re-Write The History Of Multicellular Life

Fossils of multi-celled organisms visible to the naked eye have just been found in China, and are a billion years older than previously thought.

The Key To Multicellularity: Cancer-Suppressing Genes

How did humans and other complex, multicellular organisms evolve from single-celled ones? Genes identical to a human cancer-suppressing gene could be the answer.