Symbioses are widespread in nature and have been the source of much evolutionary innovation. While some types of symbioses evolved multiple times across space and time (e.g., oxygenic photosymbioses or […]
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The Nature Of LUCA – The Last Universal Common Ancestor – and its Impact on the Early Earth System
The nature of the last universal common ancestor (LUCA), its age and its impact on the Earth system have been the subject of vigorous debate across diverse disciplines, often based […]
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New Groups Of Methane-producing Organisms Identified In Yellowstone National Park
A team of scientists from Montana State University has provided the first experimental evidence that two new groups of microbes thriving in thermal features in Yellowstone National Park produce methane […]