Irish scientists solve 2 billion-year-old riddle of life’s structure
“Nature’s big bang”, when two single cells fused into one living organism, has been mapped for the first time by researchers led by a team from the National University of Ireland (NUI) in Maynooth. Dr James McInerney, senior biologist, said the discovery in effect traced humans’ oldest ancestor.
“This was a remarkable event, which appears to have happened only once,” Mr McInerney said.
