Introducing the “nitroplast”
A cell pulls off one of the 'Holy Grails' of biotechnology https://www.npr.org/2025/03/18/nx-s1-5330385/a-cell-pulls-off-one-of-the-holy-grails-of-biotechnology #biotech #organelles #nitrogen #endosymbiosis (maybe?)
#endosymbiosis
Anton Petrov - "Groundbreaking Experiment Forced Organisms To Become Symbiotic." https://youtube.com/watch?v=miWmvIDapa0&si=wjwBvb3IifMw9Jpq #endosymbiosis
Scientists Re-Create the Microbial Dance That Sparked Complex Life | Quanta Magazine
> Evolution was fueled by endosymbiosis, cellular alliances in which one microbe makes a permanent home inside another. For the first time, biologists made it happen in the lab.
Researchers from @LeibnizHKI Excellence Cluster "Balance of the Microverse" and ETH Zürich explored how bacteria establish partnerships within fungal cells. They demonstrated that certain bacteria can be implanted into fungi, leading to a stable endosymbiotic relationship.
This helps understanding microbial communities and has potential for biotechnological applications.
👉 Full Publication here: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08010-x
@unijena
#Endosymbiosis#Microbiology #Fungi #Research #Biotechnology
Discovery of a prokaryote capable of endocytosis opens door to confirmation of endosymbiosis that led to modern eukaryotes. https://phys.org/news/2024-08-team-impossible-unicellular.html
Prior to this discovery, there were no known unicellular organisms that could perform this act of incorporating another organisms and using it as an organelle. #endosymbiosis #evolution #eukaryotes #PROKARYOTES
Coral-infecting #parasites in cold marine ecosystems https://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(24)00323-3 #protists #microbes by Morelia Trznadel et al.
"#CoralReefs are a #biodiversity hotspot, and the association between coral and intracellular #dinoflagellates is a model for #endosymbiosis. Recently, #corals and related #anthozoans have also been found to harbor another kind of endosymbiont, #apicomplexans called #corallicolids."
Life's insiders: Decoding #endosymbiosis with #mathematics.
https://phys.org/news/2024-05-life-insiders-decoding-endosymbiosis-mathematics.html
Scientists discover first nitrogen-fixing organelle https://news.ucsc.edu/2024/04/nitrogen-fixing-organelle.html
Nitrogen-fixing organelle in a marine alga https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adk1075
"The #organelle is the 4th example in history of primary #endosymbiosis — the process by which a prokaryotic cell is engulfed by a eukaryote and evolves beyond #symbiosis into an organelle... It’s very rare that organelles arise from these types of things... the #nitroplast appears to have evolved about 100 million years ago"
I'm looking for good scientific papers exploring endosymbiosis and how endosymbiotic relationships emerge. Does anybody have recommendations, or know someone who might?
Boosts appreciated. :boost_requested:
Shining a light on tiny, solar-powered #animals.
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-tiny-solar-powered-animals.html
Time for a new #introduction
I'm a #ComputerScience #PhD candidate at the #University of #Vermont (#UVM). There, I'm doing #AI and #ALife #research with Josh Bongard and many others. Themes include #evolution, #evolvability, innate #intelligence, #cells, #bodies, and #endosymbiosis.
I believe #science should be open and accessible, so I write about my ideas on a #Wordpress #blog, review relevant #books on #Goodreads, and publish my source code on #Github (links in my profile).
I'm passionate about #diversity, #socialjustice, #sustainability, #ethics, #philosophy, and all things #tech. In my personal life, I love #food, #cooking, #reading, #yoga, #hiking, #art, and #StarTrek.
I worked for many years on #Google #Search as a #software #engineer, #techlead, and #manager. I used to be proud of that, but lately I have concerns.
My favorite #programming language is #Python, but I know many more, and lately have been quite enjoying #CUDA #GPU programming in #cplusplus.
#Bacteria found in #hot_springs may be closest to #mitochondria precursor.
#endosymbiosis #evolution #genomics
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-bacteria-hot-closest-mitochondria-precursor.html
A single-celled alga called Cryptomonas gyropyrenoidosa has been discovered to contain seven genomes inside its cell, each belonging to a different bacterial species. This is an example of endosymbiosis, where one organism lives inside another and benefits both partners. The seven genomes may help the alga adapt to different environmental conditions and resist infections by other microbes.
#Algae #Genomes #Endosymbiosis
https://phys.org/news/2023-04-single-celled-alga-harbor-genomes.html
Single-celled @alga found to harbor seven #genomes.
#endosymbiosis #evolution #Cryptomonas
https://phys.org/news/2023-04-single-celled-alga-harbor-genomes.html
#Metabolism is not the limiting factor in #prokaryotic #endosymbiosis, shows study.
https://phys.org/news/2023-04-metabolism-limiting-factor-prokaryotic-endosymbiosis.html
New insights into ##coral symbiosis after bleaching.
When can syntrophic microbial cooperation win over selfish cheaters? https://ecoevocommunity.nature.com/posts/when-can-syntrophic-microbial-cooperation-win-over-selfish-cheaters
Eco-evolutionary modelling of microbial #syntrophy indicates the robustness of cross-feeding over cross-facilitation https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-27421-w
Most #prokaryotes rely on syntrophic partners, but they rarely evolve to full #endosymbiosis. If #mitochondria have originated from a syntrophic #symbiosis, a burning question arises: Why aren't there more #prokaryotic syntrophies that turn into endosymbiosis?
In #evolution we often think about the loss of #genes occurring with transition to an #endosymbiotic lifestyle - this new research on the bacterial phylum Chlamydiae suggests the opposite is also occurring namely gain of genes associated with #metabolism.
New research in Nature Microbiology on
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