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This study sheds light on evolution in two ways: we can see how biochemical pathways common to two entirely separate kingdoms of life, plants and animals, have been largely conserved through our long history apart.

Ammonia, which is important for biochemical reactions, was discovered in the sample too.

Coviello says that with such long and intricate biochemical pathways, there’s potential in new medications that incorporate more than one receptor agonist.

Thus, the experimental and theoretical framework elaborated here will help separate the roles of mechanical and biochemical processes, a critical challenge in biology.

They define dead states as those states from which cells cannot return to an apparent "living" state, regardless of the modulation of any biochemical processes.