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 MinireviewTrees in the Web of LifeKristen S Swithers, J Peter Gogarten and Gregory P Fournier  Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, 91 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT 06269-3125, USA  author email corresponding author email
Journal of Biology 2009,
8:54doi:10.1186/jbiol160 Abstract
Reconstructing the 'Tree of Life' is complicated by extensive horizontal gene transfer between diverse groups of organisms. While numerous conceptual and technical obstacles remain, a report in this issue of Journal of Biology from Koonin and colleagues on the largest-scale prokaryotic genomic reconstruction yet attempted shows that such a tree is discernible, although its branches cannot be traced. | 
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