Life is complex and often involves a delicate balancing act between hosts and symbionts, in associations that range from parasitism to mutualism. Symbiosis is used by many to refer mutualism between organisms. Others use symbiosis to refer to any kind of interaction between organisms.
The impact of symbiosis on modern biological thinking has been revolutionary due to the serial endosymbiosis theory (SET) of the origin of eukaryotic cells. What started out as a historical oddity evolved into an off-beat, curious hypothesis, and finally ended up as mainstream biology. This tortuous path has been shepherded by Lynn Margulis of the University of Massachusetts, a tireless champion of SET. The idea that mitochondria and chloroplasts are transformed symbiotic bacteria provides a common thread to the biological world and raises the hope of finding other symbiotic wonders among life's diversity. [1]
The impact of symbiosis on modern biological thinking has been revolutionary due to the serial endosymbiosis theory (SET) of the origin of eukaryotic cells. What started out as a historical oddity evolved into an off-beat, curious hypothesis, and finally ended up as mainstream biology. This tortuous path has been shepherded by Lynn Margulis of the University of Massachusetts, a tireless champion of SET. The idea that mitochondria and chloroplasts are transformed symbiotic bacteria provides a common thread to the biological world and raises the hope of finding other symbiotic wonders among life's diversity. [1]
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