Origin of complex life
The evolutionary transition from Prokaryotes to Eukaryotes.
Core Mechanisms
- endosymbiosis-hypothesis: Proposes that complex eukaryotic cells originated through the symbiotic merger of different cellular lineages.
- Recent Breakthroughs: Experimental models are recreating the “first contact” between asgard-archaea and bacterial endosymbionts to simulate the formation of complex life.
Related Research
- Asgard Archaea: Recreating Endosymbiosis, Origins of Complex Life