Nature.com September 16, 2026 • 11:03

These bizarre, much-coveted microbes are revealing the origins of complex life - nature.com

These bizarre, much-coveted microbes are revealing the origins of complex life - nature.com

Researchers are racing to culture a menagerie of exotic organisms and finding lots of surprises along the way.

Over two days in June, Emily Aguilar-Pine drove 2,500 kilometres from Bozeman, Montana, to Austin, Texas, with one of microbiologys most coveted organisms in the back of her mothers SUV. Inside some … [+10516 chars]

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