205: Asgards meet the Tardigrades
Sep 20, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 205
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Episode description
The tetracoccal TWiM team visits Tardigrades on the Moon, and the twelve year quest to isolate an archaeon that provides insights into the emergence of the first eukaryotic cell.
Links for this episode:
- Tardigrades on the moon (Mashable)
- Meet the Tardigrade (WaPo)
- Archaeon at prokaryote-eukaryote interface (bioRxiv)
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