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Biology of our ancient ancestor takes shape

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Phys.org

Publication Date
2019-01-15

The recent discovery of a new lineage of microbes has overturned biologists' understanding of the evolution of complex life on Earth. Genomic studies of Asgard archaea revealed that they carry many genes previously thought to be found only in nucleus-bearing eukaryotes, suggesting they may be closely related to more complex life forms such as humans.

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https://phys.org/news/2019-01-biology-ancient-ancestor.html