Third branch of life bares its genes. (Archaea) From: Science News | Date: August 24, 1996| Author: Travis, John | COPYRIGHT 1996 Science Service, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Many scientists believe that microorganisms known as Archaea are so different from either bacteria or eucarya that they represent a unique branch of life. Unlike eucarya, archaea do not have nuclei. The microorganisms also differ from bacteria in many ways.

For eons, the methane-belching microorganisms lived anonymously on the floor of the Pacific ocean, nestled in the crevices of hydrothermal vents that spew boiling, mineral-laden water into the chilly sea. Then, in 1982, a small ...

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