New book, Origin and Evolution of Eukaryotes, from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) Eukaryotes -- organisms whose cells possess a nucleus and internal membranes -- first appeared on earth around two billion years ago, when one prokaryotic cell engulfed another. The resulting cells went on to give rise to all fungi, animals, and plants. "Origin and Evolution of Eukaryotes" from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press discusses the evolutionary processes that led to the appearance of eukaryotes and how they subsequently evolved.