J Biol. 2009;8(6):54. Epub 2009 Jul 13.

Trees in the web of life.

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Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-3125, USA.

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Reconstructing the 'Tree of Life' is complicated by extensive horizontal gene transfer between diverse groups of organisms. While numerous conceptual and technical obstacles remain, a report in this issue of Journal of Biology from Koonin and colleagues on the largest-scale prokaryotic genomic reconstruction yet attempted shows that such a tree is discernible, although its branches cannot be traced.

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