Major insights into evolution of life reported by UCLA molecular biologist
Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 13:49
in Biology & Nature
Humans might not be walking the face of the Earth were it not for the ancient fusing of two prokaryotes -- tiny life forms that do not have a cellular nucleus. UCLA molecular biologist James A. Lake reports important new insights about prokaryotes and the evolution of life in the Aug. 20 advance online edition of the journal Nature.