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"Our results will have a big impact on our picture of the developmental history of one of the oldest phyla on Earth," says Wörheide.
From Science Daily
Ranjan said one field of research in particular has him excited -- phylogenetic microbiology, which uses genome analysis to reconstruct the blueprints of sulfur-using microorganisms believed to represent the oldest phyla on Earth.
From Science Daily
Flatworms and roundworms, two phyla with more than 20,000 species each, have no emoji at all.
From Los Angeles Times
Of the nearly 600 genomes characterized, microbes represented 50 distinct phyla and 18 candidate phyla.
From Science Daily
To do this, the researchers compiled a comprehensive list of non-native species described to date -- there are around 37,000 worldwide -- and grouped them according to biological taxonomy -- from phyla to classes and families.
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