It is hypothesized that life originated in the Earth’s "primordial soup" or even in hydrothermal vents in the sea. On this subject, few publications outline how life could actually have originated. Nowadays, microorganisms such as bacteria and archaea, have huge biotechnological importance and need to be addressed for their origin and applications. This Research Topic is focused on new insights, perspectives, methods and technologies related to:
• If life evolved from a single cell, or could there have been more than one origin for a particular domain?;
• How life may have originated and evolved in extreme habitats;
• Factors affecting growth and evolution of extremophiles;
• Genome analysis giving insights in evolution and systematics of uncultivated microorganisms;
• Metagenomics of uncultivated bacteria and archaea for novel biomolecules;
• Novel methodologies for the study of uncultivated microorganisms.
The Research Topic solicits contributions from researchers working on the origin of life and evolution, evolutionary biology and microbiology that deeply explains how life could have evolved i.e. from the Last Universal Common Ancestor or any other cell type. We are especially interested in the role that the study of uncultivated microorganisms play in unraveling microbial life history. Theories, principles, and experiments that describe and interpret this topic, outlining recent developments and major discoveries, accomplishments, and future challenges. We welcome Original Research, Review, Mini Review, Opinion, and Perspective articles in this collection.
This Research Topic was coordinated by Dr. Bhagwan Narayan Rekadwad. An Assistant Professor of Evolutionary Microbiology at Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya, India. Dr. Rekadwad's current research interest include evolutionary microbial systematics, extremophiles, origin of life and nucleic acids.
It is hypothesized that life originated in the Earth’s "primordial soup" or even in hydrothermal vents in the sea. On this subject, few publications outline how life could actually have originated. Nowadays, microorganisms such as bacteria and archaea, have huge biotechnological importance and need to be addressed for their origin and applications. This Research Topic is focused on new insights, perspectives, methods and technologies related to:
• If life evolved from a single cell, or could there have been more than one origin for a particular domain?;
• How life may have originated and evolved in extreme habitats;
• Factors affecting growth and evolution of extremophiles;
• Genome analysis giving insights in evolution and systematics of uncultivated microorganisms;
• Metagenomics of uncultivated bacteria and archaea for novel biomolecules;
• Novel methodologies for the study of uncultivated microorganisms.
The Research Topic solicits contributions from researchers working on the origin of life and evolution, evolutionary biology and microbiology that deeply explains how life could have evolved i.e. from the Last Universal Common Ancestor or any other cell type. We are especially interested in the role that the study of uncultivated microorganisms play in unraveling microbial life history. Theories, principles, and experiments that describe and interpret this topic, outlining recent developments and major discoveries, accomplishments, and future challenges. We welcome Original Research, Review, Mini Review, Opinion, and Perspective articles in this collection.
This Research Topic was coordinated by Dr. Bhagwan Narayan Rekadwad. An Assistant Professor of Evolutionary Microbiology at Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya, India. Dr. Rekadwad's current research interest include evolutionary microbial systematics, extremophiles, origin of life and nucleic acids.
