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集中在古细菌上，其生化和遗传组成部分反映了细菌和真核生物的特征。此外，古细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构成有机体存在基础的各种原理的认识。这些发现开辟了新的研究领域，并为进化提供了新的见解。这次Keystone专题讨论会汇集了来自不同领域的科学家，以强调古生菌与我们目前对生化过程的理解的分歧，并为生命的复杂性提供额外的见解。

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.