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Discovery of microbes with mixed membranes sheds new light on early evolution of life

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Current research suggests that more complex life-forms, including humans, evolved from a symbiosis event between bacteria and another single-celled organism known as archaea. However, evidence of a transition period in which the two organisms mixed where nowhere to be found. That is, until now. In the deep waters of the Black Sea, a team of scientists found microbes that can make membrane lipids of unexpected origin.

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"Discovery of microbes with mixed membranes sheds new light on early evolution of life", MachPrinciple, September 23, 2020, https://machprinciple.com/post/Discovery-of-microbes-with-mixed-membranes-sheds-new-light-on-early-evolution-of-life

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