Microbial Dark Matter Illuminating the Tree of Life (IMAGE)

DOE/Joint Genome Institute

Microbial Dark Matter Illuminating the Tree of Life

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DOE Joint Genome Institute researchers are illuminating new branches of the tree of life by characterizing novel microbes sourced from extreme, inhospitable and isolated environments, which they expect to be preferred niches for early life, potentially sheltered from more modern microbial competitors.

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Berkeley Lab-Zosia Rostomian

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