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    Cyanobacteria surprise scientists with evolutionary shift

    2026-04-20T13:33:00Z

    Researchers report a surprising new discovery—a system thought to separate DNA has developed to sculpt the shape of the cell in cyanobacteria instead. The results shed light on how protein systems evolve and how multicellularity emerged in this type of ecologically essential bacteria.