Asgard archaea may have led to the evolution of eukaryotic life ETH Zurich researchers identify actin and microtubule ...

The single-cell organism grows branching appendages and contains eukaryote-like genes, though it belongs to the domain Archaea. “This is a monumental paper that reflects a tremendous amount of work ...

On one side there are the tiny bacteria and archaea, collectively known as prokaryotes. On the other side there are the huge and unwieldy eukaryotes, the third great domain of life. A typical ...