Cyanobacterial evolution: fresh insight into ancient questions.
The invention of oxygenic photosynthesis by cyanobacteria 2.4 billion years ago forever transformed Earth. This biogeochemical shift set into motion the evolution of subsequent microbial metabolisms and lifestyles. A new study provides a novel approach in piecing together evidence for how this evolutionary transition may have occurred.
Joint BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis St, Emeryville, CA 94608, USA; Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, One Cyclotron Rd, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. Electronic address: pmshih@lbl.gov.
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D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000235:genetics*; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000235:genetics*; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D016680:Genome, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D005810:Multigene Family / Q000235:genetics*; D060066:Protein Interaction Maps / Q000235:genetics*