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The Once-In-An-Eon Event That Gave Earth Plants Has Happened Again IFLScience A rare biological phenomenon, previously recorded just three times in Earth's history, has been observed once more. This instance involves a marine bacterium integrating into an algal host, evolving into a vital component of its cellular system. This positions these algae as the first eukaryotic life forms with an organelle specialized in nitrogen fixation.

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The Once-In-An-Eon Event That Gave Earth Plants Has Happened Again IFLScience A rare biological phenomenon, previously recorded just three times in Earth's history, has been observed once more. This instance involves a marine bacterium integrating into an algal host, evolving into a vital component of its cellular system. This positions these algae as the first eukaryotic life forms with an organelle specialized in nitrogen fixation.
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Kitchen Priestess (She/Her) (shekinahcancook@babka.social)'s status on Friday, 26-Apr-2024 16:10:57 JST Kitchen Priestess (She/Her)

Mother nature has already decided what to develop after humans make ourselves extinct, apparently.
https://www.iflscience.com/the-once-in-an-eon-event-that-gave-earth-plants-has-happened-again-73878
#Evolution #Biology #Science

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