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Un ‘ménage à trois’ celular: un equipo español revoluciona lo que sabíamos del origen de la vida
El gran salto evolutivo por el que surgieron las células complejas que nos conforman sigue siendo un enigma. Una nueva investigación con el supercomputador de Barcelona revela que hay más actores implicados de los que pensábamos...
A study by BSC and IRB Barcelona rethinks the origin of our cells as a story of microbial alliances
In a new study published in Nature, Dr. Toni Gabaldón and his team used the MareNostrum supercomputer to reconstruct the genetic origin of the last common ancestor of all eukaryotes — the cellular lineage to which animals, plants, fungi and protists belong Read the article...
How the closest relatives of eukaryotes grew a larger genome
Asgard archaea have emerged as key organisms to understand eukaryogenesis. Among their many fascinating features is their atypically large genomes. Here, we dive deep into Asgard genome evolution to understand the interplay of gene transfer and duplication in shaping eukaryotes’ closest relatives. Read the article...
Phylogenomics of Asgard archaea reveals a unique blend of prokaryotic-like horizontal transfer and eukaryotic-like gene duplication.
Manzano-Morales S, Gabaldón T. Phylogenomics of Asgard archaea reveals a unique blend of prokaryotic-like horizontal transfer and eukaryotic-like gene duplication. Nat Commun. 2026 Apr 10. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-71534-5. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41963319...
