It has only recently been discovered that single-celled organisms (bacteria and archaea) also have histones—proteins that structure DNA. Now, Leiden Ph.D. candidate Samuel Schwab has found that the histones in these organisms are much more diverse than previously thought.
Chemists discover new ways in which single-celled organisms organize their DNA retrieved 23 September 2024 from https://phys.org/news/2024-09-chemists-ways-celled-dna.html
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