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Lynn Margulis is Born
Lynn Margulis is born March 5th 1938 in Chicago, Illinois -
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Brendan Cherasard
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She went to college
at the age of only 14 she entered college "because she wanted to go and they let me in.". -
Her Theory
The theory maintains that ancestors of eukaryotic cells were symbiotic consortiums of prokaryote cells with at least one and possibly more species (endosymbionts) involved. -
The symbiotic Theory was Advanced and Substantiated
she argued that eukaryotic cells originated as communities of interacting entities -
Symbiotic Mycrobes = eukaryote cells
she studied the structure of cells -
She Writes a book
in 1981, Margulis published Symbiosis in Cell Evolution. it told how new mitochondria and plastids are formed only through a process similar to binary fission. -
She concluded
The endosymbiotic theory concerns the mitochondria, plastids and possibly other organelles of eukaryotic cells. -
She wins the William Procter Prize
in 1999 she is awarded with the William Procter prize for scientific achievement. It is awarded to a scientist who has made an outstanding contribution to scientific research -
Secondary symbiosis
She helps discover secondary symbiosis. Secondary symbiosis occurs when the product of primary endosymbiosis is itself engulfed and retained by another free living eukaryote -
Lynn Margulis is Alive Today
Lynn Margulis is currently alive today
