Prokaryotic cells, which include bacteria and archaea, are structurally simple organisms, lacking the complex internal structure found in eukaryotes.

Eukaryotic cells are more complex than prokaryotic ones because of specialized organelles. Learn how ancient collaborations between cells gave eukaryotes an important energy boost.

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 ...

Yet another difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes is that prokaryotic cells often contain one or more plasmids (i.e., extrachromosomal DNA molecules that are either linear or circular).

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 ...