On the conceptual difficulties in rooting the tree of life

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-13

  Bapteste, E ^a,b   Brochier, C ^c  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Centre Saint Charles   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; BACTERIUM; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EUKARYOTE EVOLUTION; HYPOTHESIS; LOGIC; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NATURAL SCIENCE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0346729818     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2003.11.002     Document Type: Article

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