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Published online 26 April 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news010426-14
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Slave's genome Lilliputian
A pared-down genome shows us how simple life can be.
Once upon a time, a single-celled organism swallowed a photosynthetic bacterium and created the first plant cell. The bacterium became a chloroplast, converting light into energy on behalf of the plant, and the rest is history.
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