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Thor. Loki. Heimdall. They're not just Norse gods or Marvel characters. They're also the names of various Asgard archaea.

Homologous defense proteins in archaea and eukaryotes point to these early prokaryotes role in the immune system of modern ...

This valuable research contributes to our understanding of marine plankton diversity and gene expression by employing robust methodologies for sample collection and analysis. However, it lacks a ...

As was expected early on 1, TEs have been found in virtually all eukaryotic species investigated so far 2,3,4. The only known exceptions are Plasmodium falciparum and probably several closely ...

I studied bacteria and another type of microbe called archaea from hot environments for many years to learn how they might have evolved on early Earth, but I still have so many unanswered questions.

Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Shandong, Qingdao 266237, China Shandong Key Laboratory of ...

What’s in a name? For microorganisms, apparently a lot. Prokaryotes are single-celled microorganisms - bacteria are an example - that are abundant the world over. They exist in the oceans, in soils, ...