A newly discovered ‘organelle’ that converts nitrogen gas into a useful form could pave the way for engineered plants that require less fertilizer. A newly discovered ‘organelle’ that converts nitrogen gas into a useful form could pave the way for engineered plants that require less fertilizer.
To understand how bacteria were integrated into eukaryotic cells in the course of evolution and how they are controlled, a research team has examined the single-celled flagellate <i>Angomonas deanei</i>.
In the last few years, new evidence has challenged the notion that mitochondria played a seminal role in the transition of cells from prokaryotes to eukaryotes.