How microtubules in Asgard archaea shaped evolution
In 2015, researchers examining deep-sea sediments near the underwater volcano Loki discovered gene fragments indicating a new ...
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New Clues On Eukaryote Evolution From Asgard Archaea
ETH researchers discovered related structures in Asgard archaea and describe their structure. These experiments show that ...
Origin of life: How a special group of single-celled organisms laid the foundation for complex cells
Ten years ago, nobody knew that Asgard archaea even existed. In 2015, however, researchers examining deep-sea sediments ...
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The Two Empires and Three Domains of Life in the Postgenomic Age
Indeed, archaea and bacteria appear very similar biologically (members of both groups consist of tiny cells without much internal structure) and different from eukaryotes. However, until ...
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Ancient Archaea Reveal Secrets of Hydrogen Utilization
An international scientific team has redefined our understanding of archaea, a microbial ancestor to humans from two billion ...
The Tentacled Microbes That Might Have Sparked Complex Life
New research sheds light on one of the biggest questions in biology: where did complex life come from? The answer may lie ...
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Tiny microbes may have given rise to complex life
Scientists reveal the role of hidden microbes called Asgard archaea in the origins of complex life, challenging long-held ...
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Asgard archaea provide clues to the origin of complex life forms
Ten years ago, nobody knew that Asgard archaea even existed. In 2015, however, researchers examining deep-sea sediments discovered gene fragments that indicated a new and previously undiscovered form ...
Asgard Archaea May Hold the Key to the Origins of Eukaryotic Life, New Study Suggests
Asgard archaea may have led to the evolution of eukaryotic life ETH Zurich researchers identify actin and microtubule ...