The text describes the evolutionary developments through which prokaryotes gradually evolved increasingly efficient strategies for energy production – from the use of inorganic electron donors to photosynthesis and finally to endosymbiosis with aerobic bacteria – thereby laying the foundation for complex life forms. The emergence of eukaryotes traces back to an endosymbiosis involving photosynthesising cyanobacteria and archaeal ancestors such as the Lokiarchaea, with geological processes like the formation of continents and the provision of phosphorus playing a crucial role alongside biological symbiotic strategies—demonstrating the remarkable diversity and adaptability of life on Earth. You get the english translation of this episode on July 13th (12:00 am, MEZ)
Diese Episode beschreibt den zweiten Teil der Entwicklungsgeschichte zur Nutzbarmachung von Energie durch Prokaryoten.
Weitere Informationen
Black smoker:
http://www.vulkane.net/vulkanismus/geysire/blacksmoker.html
Extreme Lebensräume:
https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/extreme-lebensraeume
Kohlenstoffkreislauf unter hohem Druck:
Asgard-Archaeen - Vorfahren der Eukaryonten:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00039-y