A composite image of the Asgard archaeon (inset) found within the microbial mats of Shark Bay, Western Australia (IMAGE)

University of New South Wales

A composite image of the Asgard archaeon (inset) found within the microbial mats of Shark Bay, Western Australia

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A composite image of the Asgard archaeon (inset) found within the microbial mats of Shark Bay, Western Australia.

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Image: Iain Duggin, Debnath Ghosal, Brendan Burns

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