From Newsgroup: sci.physics
From:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260902234514.htm
Ancient "living fossils" may reveal how complex life began
Date:
September 3, 2026
Source:
University of New South Wales
Summary:
A newly discovered microbe living inside ancient stromatolite communities may
offer a rare look at how complex life first emerged.
Researchers captured the first direct images of an Asgard archaeon physically
connected to a bacterium, with the two microbes appearing to exchange nutrients
and other compounds.
Scientists think similar partnerships billions of years ago may have helped
produce the first complex cells.
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