Conference on Archaea: Bridging the Gap Between Bacteria and Eukarya, January 1999, Taos, New Mexico

基因组分析的最新进展将注意力集中在古生菌上，古生菌的生化和遗传组成在一定程度上反映了细菌和真核生物的特征。此外，古生菌是新的生化和分子特征的丰富来源。他们的研究增加了对生物体存在的各种原理的了解。这些发现开辟了研究的新领域，为进化提供了新的见解。这次Keystone研讨会聚集了来自不同领域的科学家，以强调古生物与我们目前对生化过程的理解的哪里背道而驰，并对生命的复杂性提供了更多的见解。

Recent advances in genomic analysis have focused attention on the archaea, whose biochemical and genetic makeup partly mirror bacterial and eukaryal features. In addition, archaea are a rich source of novel biochemical and molecular features. Their investigation adds to knowledge of the variety of principles which underlie organismal existence. These findings open new frontiers of research and provide fresh insights into evolution.This Keystone Symposia meeting is bringing together scientists from different areas to highlight where archaea diverge from our current understanding of biochemical processes and to provide additional insight into the complexity of life.