Asgard archaeon (IMAGE)
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An artist’s depiction of an Asgard archaeon, based on cryo-electron tomography data: the cell body and appendages feature thread-like skeletal structures, similar to those found in complex cells with nuclei.
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Graphic: Margot Riggi, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
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