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NewsTiny marine microbe sheds new light on how little genetic machinery a cell needs to survive
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown microorganism, which has the smallest genome ever found, that is possibly able to replicate and express its own genetic information. Candidatus Sukunaarchaeum mirabile belongs to the archaea, a group of single-celled organisms that are fundamentally different to bacteria.