title: Archaeal genomics: do archaea have a mixed heritage?
abstract: A third complete archaeal genome sequence, replete with eukaryote-like genes for replication, transcription and translation, has appeared. The sequence also shows bacteria-like features. It is time to come to grips with this evidence for a mixed heritage.
authors.affiliation: Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Department of Biochemistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. ford@is.dal.ca
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Doolittle
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Logsdon
mesh_terms: D001105:Archaea / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D019766:Genes, Archaeal