An international collaboration of researchers have discovered how archaea can form tissue-like structures from simple mechanical compression, unlocking a major secret to evolution. In ThePrint #̦PureScience, Sandhya Ramesh explains the findings and their significance.----more----Subscribe to the Pure Science Telegram Channel https://t.me/PureScienceWithSandhyaRamesh----more----Sources and further reading:

BioRxiv preprint: Tissue-Like Multicellular Development Triggered by Mechanical Compression in Archaea https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.10.19.619234v1----more----Project lead Alex Bisson’s visual explanation https://x.com/archaeon_alex/status/1848309481068753294?s=61