
Simplest Microbes More Complex than Thought
December 29, 2009
The smallest, simplest cells are prokaryotes. These are the bacteria and archaea that lack a nucleus and are usually considered primitive. Scientists are finding, though, that they know many of the same tricks as the more complex nucleus-bearing eukaryotes. PhysOrg reported that a species of Mycoplasma, among the smallest independent-living bacteria, is more […]