Tom Richards
Tom’s research is concerned with the diversity and evolution of the eukaryotic form, especially microbial forms. Over 1.5 billion years ago the most important evolutionary transition in the history of life occurred, leading to complex/compartmentalized cellular forms -the eukaryotes. The aim of Tom’s research is to understand the evolution and diversification of this form.
Appears in 1 Episode
Life’s Left Turn: The Strange Science Behind Molecular Asymmetry
Some biological molecules can be left handed or right handed - the sugars that are found in nucleic acids are right handed, whereas 19 of the 20 amino acids that make...
