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Biological Chemistry

Analysis provides a glimpse at the lifestyle of our single-celled ancestors

Researchers discover that the last universal common ancestor between bacteria and archaea likely lived in a hydrothermal vent, fixed nitrogen, and relied on hydrogen and carbon dioxide

by Sarah Everts
August 1, 2016 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 94, Issue 31

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