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In case the firewall is blocking you, here is a link to take you directly to the full paper:

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James McInerney For now, we have published the coinfinder results.
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Very nice study.

Genetic elements and defense systems drive diversification and evolution in Asgard archaea biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

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