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Scientists have grown and imaged a primitive Asgard archaeon, a group of microbes closely related to the ancestors of complex life. Lokiarchaeum ossiferum has many actin filaments that form a network inside the cell and extend as tendrils outside. These filaments are similar to those found in eukaryotic cells with a nucleus and other organelles. The study shows how eukaryotes evolved from an ancient merger of archaea and bacteria.

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https://www.quantamagazine.org/primitive-asgard-cells-show-life-on-the-brink-of-complexity-20230411/