Monday Dec 10th, 2012
A deep-sea microorganism and the origin of eukaryotes
There are only two kinds of organisms on Earth: prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Prokaryotes include the Bacteria and Archaea and consist of structurally simple cells that are generally a few micrometers (1 µm= 1/1,000 mm) in size and lack a nucleus. Eukaryotes include animals, plants, fungi, etc. and consist of structurally complex cells that are nearly 10,000 times the volume of prokaryotic cells and have a nucleus enclosed by a double membrane in… read more »
Monday May 13th, 2013
Pornography, sperm competition, and behavioural ecology
Like candy, pornography creates an adaptive mismatch.
Friday May 10th, 2013
What’s the secret of bacteria’s success?
Sebastian Amyes discusses the ‘Age of the Bacteria’
