Re:Tiny Microbe Challenges the Definition of Cellular Life
by ygritte on Wednesday August 20, 2025 @02:07AM
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Too bad, I was hoping for an electron microscope photo or something.
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Re:Tiny Microbe Challenges the Definition of Cellular Life
by pointlessone on Wednesday August 20, 2025 @04:23AM
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Re:Tiny Microbe Challenges the Definition of Cellular Life
by vanderZwan on Wednesday August 20, 2025 @07:07AM
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Oh wow, that looks a lot more complex than I expected for something that's supposed to be extremely "stripped down" from a genomic POV.
I mean, I know the article mentions it "has its own ribosomes, cellular structures that synthesize proteins, and it can replicate itself without the help of a host" but that doesn't always translate to complex structures plainly visible underneath a microscope.