Newly discovered archaeon has the smallest known genome in its domain
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Researchers identified Candidatus Sukunaarchaeum mirabile while sequencing marine plankton. Its genome, less than half the size of the smallest previously known archaeal genome, has only 189 protein-coding genes but retains core machinery for DNA replication and protein production, challenging assumptions about cellular life’s minimum requirements.
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