Project
Dec 31, 2025
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Dec 31, 2025
Investigations into the diversity of cell-cell associations and non-standard life using metagenomics and cryogenic electron microscopy
- Geobiology
- Past project
The first cells likely developed strategies to increase the frequency and efficacy of cell-cell encounters early in their evolutionary history. However, the validity of this hypothesis and the nature of the earliest cell-cell interactions are largely unknown due to our limited microfossil record. To bridge this gap, investigations into the diversity, prevalence and genetic markers of cell-cell interactions in modern, early Earth analog environments need to be performed.
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