#definitionoflife — Public Fediverse posts
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Tiny Microbe Challenges Definition of Life
Scientists found a new microbe, Sukunaarchaeum mirabile, with a very small genome. It makes us rethink what life is and how viruses might start.
#Microbiology, #NewDiscovery, #DefinitionOfLife, #ScienceNews, #Sukunaarchaeum
https://newsletter.tf/new-microbe-sukunaarchaeum-mirabile-challenges-definition-of-life/
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A new microbe called Sukunaarchaeum mirabile has been found with a genome less than half the size of other known microbes. This discovery is making scientists question what 'life' really means.
#Microbiology, #NewDiscovery, #DefinitionOfLife, #ScienceNews, #Sukunaarchaeum
https://newsletter.tf/new-microbe-sukunaarchaeum-mirabile-challenges-definition-of-life/