Study reveals function of ubiquitous yet poorly understood microorganisms

Discovered in the late 1970s, archaea are one of the three main branches on the tree of life, with bacteria and eukaryotes such as plants and animals on the other two branches. But scientists are just now gaining a fuller understanding of what archaea do – in an ecological sense – to make a living.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news99134279.html">Study reveals function of ubiquitous yet poorly understood microorganisms</a></p> <p>Discovered in the late 1970s, archaea are one of the three main branches on the tree of life, with bacteria and eukaryotes such as plants and animals on the other two branches. But scientists are just now gaining a fuller understanding of what archaea do – in an ecological sense – to make a living.</p>