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The tetracoccal TWiM team visits Tardigrades on the Moon, and the twelve year quest to isolate an archaeon that provides insights into the emergence of the first eukaryotic cell.
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- Tardigrades on the moon (Mashable)
- Meet the Tardigrade (WaPo)
- Archaeon at prokaryote-eukaryote interface (bioRxiv)
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