Sampling expedition in the Indian Ocean (IMAGE)
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An international team led by Uppsala University researchers has uncovered that eukaryotes (organisms with a cellular nucleus) have made hundreds of big leaps from sea to soil and freshwater habitats, and vice versa, during their evolution. The results, published in Nature Ecology and Evolution, also provide insights into what the habitats of our ancient microbial ancestors looked like.
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Ramon Massana, Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM) in Barcelona.
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