The cell, with all it’s magical machinery never ceases to amaze me. Resting on delivery of continuous power through chemical reactions mainly dependent on oxygen (aerobic metabolism) it continues to perform complex functions 24×7.
Bacteria (a single celled organisms) are all around us and they differ in many ways to the cells the we possesses. They are called prokaryotic (Vs eukaryotic).
This jump from the prokaryotic to eukaryotic remains one of the deep mysteries of evolutionary biology.
In this wonderful piece by Ed Yong he takes us through the various scientific theories revolving around this paradigm shift in cellular biology.
A good long read.
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