Abstract
The origin of the eukaryotic cell has puzzled scientists for over a century. Although several
theories were proposed to explain the origin of eukaryotic cells, it was the carefully crafted
tale of the evolution of organelles by Lynn Margulis in 1967 that provided the most logical and
comprehensive series of events leading to the presence of mitochondria and chloroplast in the
extant eukaryotic cell. I came across her work as an undergraduate in science in the 1990s. For
me, symbiosis is as synonymous with Lynn Margulis as evolution is with Charles Darwin.
theories were proposed to explain the origin of eukaryotic cells, it was the carefully crafted
tale of the evolution of organelles by Lynn Margulis in 1967 that provided the most logical and
comprehensive series of events leading to the presence of mitochondria and chloroplast in the
extant eukaryotic cell. I came across her work as an undergraduate in science in the 1990s. For
me, symbiosis is as synonymous with Lynn Margulis as evolution is with Charles Darwin.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 475-477 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Resonance |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 24 Apr 2021 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2021 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education