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Strange organism has unique roots in the tree of life This protozoan is so unique, it belongs to a whole new kingdom, say researchers Advertise | AdChoices

UiO / MERG Genetic analyses of a micro-organism that lives in the sludge of a lake in Ås, 30 km south of Oslo in Norway, are providing researchers with insights into what the first life on Earth looked like. By Jennifer Welsh

updated Print Font: Talk about extended family: A single-celled organism in Norway has been called "mankind's furthest relative." It is so far removed from the organisms we know that researchers claim it belongs to a new base group, called a kingdom, on the tree of life. "We have found an unknown branch of the tree of life that lives in this lake. It is unique! So far we kn"

 

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