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SFFILM Sloan Stories of Science Sourcebook: Discoveries > Molecular Biology: Missing Link Microbe

Molecular Biology: Missing Link Microbe

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Scientists sequenced a new genome from ancient DNA fragments found at the bottom of the ocean.
 
The full genome is a branch of life called archaea and proved that eukaryotes developed from archaea rather than being a distinct branch of life in itself. This shrinks the domains of life from three (eukaryotes, archaea, bacteria) to two (archaea and bacteria), and helps us better understand the origins of complex life.
 

Sources

  • Scientists Glimpse Oddball Microbe that Could Help Explain Rise of Complex Life
  • A ‘Missing Link’ Microbe Emerges

Filed Under: Sloan Library Discovery

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