Prokaryotes are organisms whose cells lack a nucleus and other organelles. Prokaryotes are divided into two distinct groups: the bacteria and the archaea, which scientists believe have unique ...

It’s the term prokaryote that he doesn’t like. At the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in February, he said he wants to see the word abolished. Prokaryotes are ...

Because mitochondria look like prokaryotes, it's long been assumed that eukaryotic cells came into existence when one prokaryote swallowed another prokaryote. The subsumed prokaryote then set up ...

The International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes recently pulled the rank of phylum into its code of official nomenclature. Experts say the move will help standardize science in the long run ...

True to its name, this prokaryote-like organism represents the ancestor of every living thing, from the tiniest of bacteria to the grandest of blue whales. While the Cambrian Explosion kickstarted ...