Tag Archives: Phylogeny

Archaea and the Tree of Life

Posted on May 9, 2016 by

As part of the latest issue of Microbiology Today, called ‘What is life?’ (published online 10 May), we explore the Archaea. These are microbes that have been around since the beginnings of life on Earth, but were only discovered in the last 40 years. … Continue reading →

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New to science: August 2013

Posted on August 5, 2013 by

Each month, the Society for General Microbiology publishes the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, which details newly discovered species of bacteria, fungi and protists. Here are a few of the new species that have been discovered, and the … Continue reading →

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New to science: July 2013

Posted on July 4, 2013 by

Each month, the Society for General Microbiology publishes the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, which details newly discovered species of bacteria and fungi and protists. Here are a few of the new species that have been discovered, and … Continue reading →

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