Submissions tagged with LUCA
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A Unifying Scenario on the Origin and Evolution of Cellular and Viral Domains
The cellular theory on the nature of life has been one of the first major advancements in biology. Viruses, however, are the most abundant life forms, and their exclusion from mainstream biology an…
Received 21 October 2009 18:50 UTC; Posted 23 October 2009
Posted to: Genetics & Genomics, Immunology, Microbiology, Evolutionary Biology
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Structural Analysis of Polarizing Indels Argues the Root of the Tree of Life is Near the Chloroflexi
Determining which branches of the tree of life have derived features narrows down the possible location of the root. Currently the polarization of indels done by Lake et al.1-5 and the polarizi…
Received 26 May 2009 18:04 UTC; Posted 27 May 2009
Posted to: Genetics & Genomics, Bioinformatics, Evolutionary Biology
