Fungi exhibit a fascinating array of sexual reproductive strategies that play a vital role in their adaptation and evolution. Central to these processes is the mating‐type (MAT) locus, which governs ...

The ‘paradox of sex’ refers to the puzzle of why the sexual mode of reproduction is more common among living beings than the asexual mode. Sexual reproduction requires at least two mates, exposes ...

Endosymbiotic relationships—in which one organism lives within another—are striking examples of mutualism, and can often significantly shape the biology of the participant species. In new findings ...

Under the influence of the drug fluconazole, the fungus Candida albicans can change its mode of reproduction and thus become even more resistant, scientists report. The yeast Candida albicans occurs ...

Background and aims Onset of reproduction and reproductive allocation patterns are key components of plant reproductive strategies. Life history theory predicts that plants in adverse environments for ...

To better understand how beneficial organisms (symbionts) are transmitted between host generations, researchers investigated the role of bacterial that lives within its host (endosymbionts) has on ...

Challenging the long-standing assumption that a cell’s nucleus contains a complete set of chromosomes, recent research ...

Researchers collected 35 species of marine fungi in the waters off of Woods Hole, Massachusetts, including some that had never been studied before, and found unusual cell division cycles in some ...

Cell division is one of the most fundamental processes of life. From bacteria to blue whales, every living being on Earth relies on cell division for growth, reproduction, and species survival. Yet, ...

Candida albicans is a fungal species causing infection in humans. A team of scientists decided to sequence and analyze the genomes of 182 strains of C. albicans from around the world. They confirmed ...