Ancient “living fossils” may reveal how complex life began

ScienceDaily
Sep 3, 2026, 9:11 am86 ptsTrending
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.…

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