Research Reveals Major Insight Into Evolution Of Life On Earth

Humans might not be walking on Earth today if not for the ancient fusing of two microscopic, single-celled organisms called prokaryotes, new research has found. By comparing proteins present in more than 3000 different prokaryotes, a molecular biologist shows that two major classes of relatively simple microbes fused together more than 2.5 billion years ago. The research reveals a new pathway for the evolution of life on Earth.

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