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Scientists have discovered a completely new branch on the tree of life. This “supergroup” contains an incredibly diverse range of predatory microbes that are extremely different genetically from any ...

Stephen Garnett receives funding from International Union for Biological Sciences, the Australian Research Council and the National Environment Science Program Les Christidis receives funding from the ...

Darren Curnoe receives funding from the Australian Research Council. How many kinds of plants and animals are there in the world? Where do humans fit within the vast fabric of life? Indeed, how did ...