they are still not our friends.
they are still not our friends.
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It also supports a "two domain" classification model of living things. All living things are either Archaea (includes us) or bacteria.
By standard taxonomy, YOU are Archaea🧪.
It also supports a "two domain" classification model of living things. All living things are either Archaea (includes us) or bacteria.
By standard taxonomy, YOU are Archaea🧪.
One of the intriguing things about this group are the presence of "eukaryotic signature proteins" like actin, GTPases, ubiquitin.
We eukaryotes ALSO have those proteins, but they're missing in bacteria.
One of the intriguing things about this group are the presence of "eukaryotic signature proteins" like actin, GTPases, ubiquitin.
We eukaryotes ALSO have those proteins, but they're missing in bacteria.
They named this group 'Lokiarchaeota'
Because scientists are a bunch of nerds, they kept the Aesir-naming system going...
They named this group 'Lokiarchaeota'
Because scientists are a bunch of nerds, they kept the Aesir-naming system going...
The name in Greek 'arkhaîon' means 'ancient', because they have properties not shared by either prokaryotes (bacteria) or eukaryotes (us, protists) including unusual cell membranes, metabolic pathways, organelles.
The name in Greek 'arkhaîon' means 'ancient', because they have properties not shared by either prokaryotes (bacteria) or eukaryotes (us, protists) including unusual cell membranes, metabolic pathways, organelles.