Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
Did Iron Suppress Eukaryote Emergence and Early Radiation?
Zachary R. Adam, Sarah P. Slotznick, Ann M. Bauer…·Betül Kaçar
This study investigates how iron availability influenced early eukaryotic evolution by linking geochemical records with microbial biochemistry, suggesting iron constraints rather than oxygen availability drove eukaryogenesis.
DOI 10.1101/2025.05.29.655150