So we're all made of stardust AND we only exist because several of our ancestors caught the worst colds of their lives and ended up with superpowers. Cool.
Eric Portis
How did complex cells emerge? In this groundbreaking paper, @tonigabaldon.bsky.social & co show that eukaryotes arose through multiple waves of ancient genetic exchange involving diverse bacteria (& giant viruses!) revealing a far more complex origin than we imagined. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
