{"id":28985,"date":"2026-01-05T11:24:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T05:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=28985"},"modified":"2026-01-05T14:12:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T08:42:58","slug":"archaea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/archaea\/","title":{"rendered":"Archaea"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Archaea Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a study published, a DNA sequence that signals cells in almost all other organisms to stop synthesising proteins instead encodes a rare amino acid in some archaea.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Archaea<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Archaea, which means &#8220;ancient things&#8221; in Greek, are one of the oldest forms of life on Earth and belong to a <\/span><b>group called the third domain of life.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They <\/span><b>thrive in extreme habitats<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as <\/span><b>hot springs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, cold deserts and <\/span><b>hypersaline lakes.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Characteristics of Archaea<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Archaea (singular archaeon) are a <\/span><b>primitive group of microorganisms.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>single-celled organisms<\/b> <b>without nucleus or organelles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and have a similar size and shape as bacteria, but differ from them biochemically.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their membrane is <\/span><b>made of a unique type of lipids<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and most <\/span><b>archaea have a cell wall<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These <\/span><b>slow-growing organisms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are also present in the human gut, and have a potential relationship with human health.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are known for producing antimicrobial molecules, and for anti-oxidant activity with applications in eco-friendly waste-water treatment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Archaea are <\/span><b>extremely difficult to culture<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> due to challenges in providing natural conditions in a laboratory setting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many archaea live in some of the harshest environments on Earth, which makes them ideal for studying how life can survive in tough conditions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/pyrrolysine-unusual-genetic-code-in-antarctic-microbes-yields-rare-amino-acid\/article70470028.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Archaea are one of the oldest forms of life on Earth and belong to a group called the third domain of life. 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