Indeed, archaea and bacteria appear very similar biologically (members of both groups consist of tiny cells without much internal structure) and different from eukaryotes. However, until ...

Homologous defense proteins in archaea and eukaryotes point to these early prokaryotes role in the immune system of modern ...

Although it’s long been suggested that hydrothermal vents could’ve played a starring role in the formation of life on Earth ...

The researchers specifically examined how these archaea engage in antagonistic ... to Type Six Secretion Systems (T6SSs) found in bacteria. In addition, genome analyses combined with proteomics ...

Image © S. Ahmerkamp/Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology shows a newly found endosymbiont | Cell And Molecular Biology ...

An international scientific team has redefined our understanding of archaea, a microbial ancestor to humans from two billion years ago, by showing how they use hydrogen gas. The findings ...