In 2015, researchers examining deep-sea sediments near the underwater volcano Loki discovered gene fragments indicating a new ...

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Instead, in their view, there are just two: bacteria and archaea. All organisms with complex cells, from a Paramecium to us, are just a branch of archaea. Introducing Asgard.

Reference: Wollweber F, Xu J, Ponce-Toledo RI, et al. Microtubules in Asgard archaea. Cell. 2025. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.02.027. This article has been republished from the following materials. Note: ...

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"They appear to form the skeleton for the complex cell architecture of Asgard archaea," adds Florian Wollweber. Related Stories. Gene therapy brings back hearing in young and adult deaf patients; ...

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