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Clues about complex life come from freshly cultivated archaea

Published: 10/28/2026, 12:00 AM

This is a summary of: Imachi, H. et al. Eukaryotes’ closest relatives are internally simple syntrophic peptidotrophic archaea. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-11170-7 (2026). Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout ‘Expert opinion’ is published under a CC BY 4.0 licence. Article PubMed Google Scholar Schleper, C. & Rodrigues-Oliveira, T. EMBO J. 45, 1836–1851 (2026). Article PubMed Google Scholar Article PubMed Google Scholar Article PubMed Google Scholar