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> Archaea always struck me as more of a "junk drawer" than a genuine grouping. Why do you say that? They emerged from the large scale structure of 16S rRNA tre
by madhadron 7y ago
> Archaea always struck me as more of a "junk drawer" than a genuine grouping.
Why do you say that? They emerged from the large scale structure of 16S rRNA trees, which is what defined them as separate from bacteria.
- stochastic_monk 7y agoYou’re correct, the above poster is more enthusiastic than accurate. I knew Carl Woese, who discovered Archaea through this analysis, during my time at UIUC.