Asgard Archaea

Asgard Archaea are a group of organisms within the Archaet domain central to the Endosymbiosis hypothesis and the emergence of Complex Life.

Key Insights

• Recent breakthroughs regarding the origins of Complex Life on Earth.
• Focus on the Endosymbiosis hypothesis, which proposes the formation of Eukaryotes through symbiotic interactions.
• Recent experimental recreation of the “first contact” between organisms that led to the formation of complex life.
• Detailed in: Asgard Archaea: Recreating Endosymbiosis, Origins of Complex Life (Source: Anton Petrov).