Reposted by Immo Burkhardt
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Great article by @philipcball.bsky.social about recent work on LUCA, quoting Tim Lenton and UIUC alum Rika Anderson. Glad to see mention of early horizontal gene transfer as a driver of evolution.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
theguardian.com
Luca is the progenitor of all life on Earth. But its genesis has implications far beyond our planet
New research into the single-celled organism is providing clues about what the early planet looked like – and raising the prospect that we may not be alone in the universe