Scientists reveal the role of hidden microbes called Asgard archaea in the origins of complex life, challenging long-held ...
Ten years ago, nobody knew that Asgard archaea even existed. In 2015, however, researchers examining deep-sea sediments ...
Who were our earliest ancestors? The answer could lie in a special group of single-celled organisms with a cytoskeleton ...
Like bacteria, archaea are single-celled organisms. Genetically, however, there are significant differences between the two domains, especially regarding their cell envelopes and metabolic processes.