The halophilic archaea in the class Halobacteria showed preference for high-salinity soils affected by tides. In the scenario saltwater intrusion due to sea level rise or climate change, the ...

Ten years ago, nobody knew that Asgard archaea even existed. In 2015, however, researchers examining deep-sea sediments discovered gene fragments that indicated a new and previously undiscovered ...

Asgard archaea may have led to the evolution of eukaryotic life ETH Zurich researchers identify actin and microtubule structures Findings challenge the three-domain model of life classification ...

In recent years, our understanding of archaeal diversity has greatly expanded, especially with the discovery of new groups like the Asgard archaea. These archaea show diverse phylogenetic and genomic ...

Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60438 Frankfurt Am Main, Germany ...