Scientists have made a bold leap in the search for life’s origins, offering a fresh look at how chemistry might have crossed ...

Tree of life with one branch fewer In recent years ... within a cell and the segregation of chromosomes during cell division The origin of these microtubules has been unclear -- until now.

This link is the initial passage from inorganic matter to the primordial cell and its evolution — the origin of life. If it everproves possible to recreate in the laboratory the prebiotic ...

An international collaboration between four senior scientists from Mainz, Valencia, Madrid, and Zurich has published ...

These tiny tubes are important for transport processes within a cell and the segregation of chromosomes during cell division The origin of these microtubules has been unclear – until now. In a newly ...

This would reduce the number of domains of life from three to two ... a cell and the segregation of chromosomes during cell division The origin of these microtubules has been unclear—until ...

In the cell, however, this might be different ... Something incredibly important for the understanding of the origin of life and evolution is emerging here: self-organization principles tell ...

after the origin of life itself. —Daniel Mills, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München During this time, some of the defining characteristics of modern eukaryotic cells—the nucleus, mitochondria, ...

This would reduce the number of domains of life from three to two ... a cell and the segregation of chromosomes during cell division The origin of these microtubules has been unclear – until ...

Tiny magnetic bacteria that live in tightly bound groups are showing scientists how life might have evolved complex, multicellular forms. These rare bacteria can’t survive alone – they depend on one ...