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Advances in Applied Microbiology, Volume 50 - Archaea: Ancient Microbes, Extreme Environments, and the Origin of Life (Hardcover)
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Advances in Applied Microbiology, Volume 50 - Archaea: Ancient Microbes, Extreme Environments, and the Origin of Life (Hardcover)
Series: Advances in Applied Microbiology
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Although they comprise one of the three fundamental branches of
life, it was only the last decade that Archaea were formally
recognized as a group alongside Eukaryotes and Bacteria.
Bacteria-like in that they are single celled organisms that lack a
nucleus and intracellular organelles, the Arachaea also share a
large gene set typical of eukaryotes, for making and repairing DNA,
RNA and protien. More surprisingly, they only inhabit environments
typical of the extremes of early earth--hot springs, thermal ocean
vents, saline lake, or oxygen deficient sediments. A breakpoint on
the common evolutionary path, it is evident that the Archaea
diverged early in the history of life, establishing thier
importance in evolutionary sciences. "Archaea: Ancient Microbes,
Extreme Environments, and the Origin of Life" tells this evolving
story, furthering our understanding of the microbe commonalities,
and providing for evolutionary justification in the use of archaea
as mechanistic model systems.
Key Features
* Provides a unique and current summary of common subcellular
mechanisms in archaea and eukaryotes
* Emphasizes the use of genomics to provide a biological context
for understanding archaea
* Contrasts evolutionary studies on the fossil record with those on
molecular phylogeny
* Includes extensive tables, graphs, images, drawings and other
illustrations
* Simplifies the interdisciplinary challenge necessary to
understand the significance of archaea
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