Indeed, archaea and bacteria appear very similar biologically (members of both groups consist of tiny cells without much internal structure) and different from eukaryotes. However, until ...

Scientists have yet to determine precisely how novel archaea should be classified. Also in dispute is how Eukarya fit into the picture—some scientists suggest they’re an offshoot of a branch known as ...

Earth’s immense web of life fill three broad domains—archaea, bacteria, and eukarya. Scientists from Monash University recently discovered hydrogen-producing enzymes in archaea, which were ...

As a postdoctoral researcher in Brett Baker’s lab at the University of Texas at Austin, Leão explored the archaeal origins of eukaryotes, or eukaryogenesis. Leão and his team used a database of ...