Prokaryotic cells, which include all bacteria and archaea, are ancient, and relatively simple compared to eukaryotic cells, which are found in fungi, plants, and animals. Scientists have long sought ...

Malcolm Potts, Stephen M. Slaughter, Frank-U. Hunneke, James F. Garst, Richard F. Helm, Desiccation Tolerance of Prokaryotes: Application of Principles to Human Cells, Integrative and Comparative ...

Eukaryotic cells also possess energy-producing compartments we call mitochondria. Because mitochondria look like prokaryotes, it's long been assumed that eukaryotic cells came into existence when ...