ERC Starting Grant · 2025
Key transitions in the evolution of endosymbioses
Endosymbiosis merges organisms and leads to evolutionary innovation. Hence endosymbiotic interactions play key roles in ecosystems and have shaped eukaryotic evolution, e.g., the formation of mitochondria and chloroplast organelles. The evolution of endosymbioses entails two key transitions: the transition from free-living to endosymbiont and from endosymbiont to organelle. These critical phases are difficult to study because extant relationships are often highly derived, and thus substantial knowledge gaps exist. Recent advances in technology make it now possible to employ valuable, but previously underutilised, protist systems in endosymbiosis research. This proposal will exploit the…
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