Fuente: UC Berkeley NewsCenter: Science
Expuesto el: jueves, 08 de abril de 2010 3:33
Autor: UC Berkeley NewsCenter: Science
Asunto: Genome sequenced for amoeba that flips into free-swimming cell
| Scientists have sequenced the genome of a weird creature that exists as an amoeba until the food runs out, then turns into a two-tailed swimmer to find new hunting grounds. The organism, called Naegleria, is an early eurkaryote – a cell with a nucleus and internal organs – and could shed light on the origin of complex cells like those in humans. Published: 04 March |
