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Molly Herring

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Latest Articles

Scientists Re-Create the Microbial Dance That Sparked Complex Life

January 2, 2025

Evolution was fueled by endosymbiosis, cellular alliances in which one microbe makes a permanent home inside another. For the first time, biologists made it happen in the lab.

Meet the Eukaryote, the First Cell to Get Organized

October 28, 2024

All modern multicellular life — all life that any of us regularly see — is made of cells with a knack for compartmentalization. Recent discoveries are revealing how the first eukaryote got its start.

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