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Duplicated Genes Point to an Earlier Start to Complex Life

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Archaea Inhabit Our Microbiome, but What Are They Doing There?

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A Hunt for Clues to the Origins of the Eukaryotic Immune System

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Deep Sea Microbes Produce Graphite-like Carbon

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