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Microbe With One of the Smallest Genomes Ever Found

Original: Microbe Discovered With One of The Smallest Genomes on Record, Pushing The Bounds of What It Means to Be Alive https://w

Scientists have identified a microbe carrying one of the smallest genomes on record, a discovery that challenges assumptions about the minimum genetic requirements for life. By stripping its genetic code down to near the bare essentials, the organism offers a rare glimpse of how simple a living cell can be, with implications for research into the origins of life, synthetic biology and the search for life on other planets.

Why now: The discovery sparks fascination about the limits of life and what defines a living organism.

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• Microbe Discovered With One of The Smallest Genomes on Record, Pushing The Bounds of What It Means to Be Alive https://www. sciencealert.com/microbe-disco vered-with-one-of-the-smallest-genomes-on-record-pushing-the-bounds-of-what-it-means-to-be-alive # science · ScienceScholar · 2

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