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A new study led by Dr. Toni Gabaldón published in Nature suggests that the origin of complex cells was a longer, more gradual, and more collaborative process than previously thought, involving other bacterial groups and giant viruses.
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Dr. Toni Gabaldón, Moisès Bernabeu, Saioa Manzano-Morales, Marina Marcet-Houben
What
A new study led by Dr. Toni Gabaldón published in Nature suggests that the origin of complex cells was a longer, more gradual, and more collaborative process than previously thought, involving other bacterial groups and giant viruses.
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Sat, 13 Jun 2026 16:40:09 GMT · 4h 59m ago
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The study utilized computational molecular archaeology and supercomputing to analyze genomic data, tracing the genetic footprints of ancient microbial alliances to reconstruct the origin of eukaryotes.
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This research provides a revised perspective on a fundamental question in biology: the emergence of complex cells that constitute animals, plants, fungi, and protists, suggesting a more intricate history of microbial interaction and gene exchange.
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5 events in this thread- Health & Science4h 59m agoA new study led by Dr. Toni Gabaldón published in Nature suggests that the origin of complex cells was a longer, more gradual, and more collaborative process involving multiple bacterial groups and giant viruses, rather than primarily an archaeon and the bacterium that became the mitochondrion.Open article
- Health & Science4h 59m agoA new study published in Nature rethinks the dominant explanation for the origin of eukaryotic cells, suggesting it was a longer, more gradual, and more collaborative process involving other bacterial groups and giant viruses.Open article
- Health & Science4h 59m agoA new study published in Nature rethinks the dominant explanation for the origin of eukaryotic cells, suggesting it was a longer, more gradual, and more collaborative process involving other bacterial groups and giant viruses.Open article
- Health & Science4h 59m agoA new study published in Nature rethinks the view that the acquisition of the mitochondrion was the ultimate turning point in the origin of complex cells, suggesting it was a longer, more gradual, and more collaborative process.Open article
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