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Dr. Toni Gabaldón and his team used the MareNostrum supercomputer to reconstruct the genetic origin of the last common ancestor of all eukaryotes.
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Who
Dr. Toni Gabaldón, Moisès Bernabeu, Saioa Manzano-Morales, Marina Marcet-Houben, Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS), IRB Barcelona
What
Dr. Toni Gabaldón and his team used the MareNostrum supercomputer to reconstruct the genetic origin of the last common ancestor of all eukaryotes.
When
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:52:30 GMT · 4h 5m ago
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Barcelona ·
Why
The study suggests that the origin of complex cells was a longer, more gradual, and more collaborative process involving multiple microorganisms and possibly giant viruses, rather than emerging from a single evolutionary encounter.
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This research redefines a fundamental biological understanding of how complex cells, which constitute all animals, plants, fungi, and protists, including humans, evolved over billions of years, suggesting a more complex and gradual process than previously thought.
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