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DNA Analysis Hints At a Fourth Domain of Life

Posted by timothy on from the not-even-counting-the-hereafter dept.

ecesar writes "The Economist is reporting on a recent paper published in the Public Library of Science, which suggests there might be at least one other, previously hidden, domain of life (besides eukaryotes, bacteria and archaea). Using DNA sequence data generated directly from environmental samples, the authors found sequences not yet seen in any cultured organism."

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  1. Fake? by slashcomma6 · · Score: -1, Troll

    Its like 5th state of matter that once was proposed

  2. Nah, I'll belive it when I see it by slashcomma7 · · Score: -1, Troll

    But nevertheless the microbes that harness radiation, are really coll

  3. Intersting by slashcomma8 · · Score: -1, Troll

    They found that cells have two nucleus instead of one. Could that be some sort of merged like in out mitochondria case?