DNA

From the simplest to the most sophisticated creatures, the double helix molecule DNA contains all the information required for the development and functioning of all organisms. DNA is like an instruction manual, transmitted from one generation to the next, which administers the production of substances of living bodies. Mutations in DNA over the course of billions of years have resulted in all biodiversity on Earth. It is the language of life.

The faces of this cube show the authentic DNA codes of hormones and proteins present in the human body.

TREE OF LIFE

BactEria, Flavobacterium, Flexibacter, Planctomyces, Agrobacterium, Mitochondrion, Rhodocyclus, Escherichia, Desulfovibrio, Chloroplast, Synechococcus, Gloeobacter, Chlamydia, Chlorobium, Leptonema, Clostridium, Bacillus, Heliobacterium, Arthrobacter, POPS19, Chloroflexus, Thermus, POPS66, Thermotoga, Aquifex, EM17, Eucariontes, Eukaryotes, Eucariotas, Homo, Coprinus, Zea, Cryptomonas, Costaria, Achlya, Babesia, Paramecium, Porphyra, Dictyostelium, Entamoeba, Naegleria, Euglena, Trypanosoma, Physarum, Encephalitozoon, Vairimorpha, Trichomonas, Giardia, Archaeas, Archaea, Arqueas, GP1 Low Temp, Marine GP1 Low Temp, GP2 Low Temp, PSL 12, PSL 22, Thermofilum, Thermoproteus, Pyrodictium, Sulfolobus, PSL 50, PJP 27, PJP 78, Methanospirillum, Haloferax, Archaeoglobus, Thermoplasma, Marine Low Temp, Methanococcus, Thermococcus, Methanobacterium, Methanothermus, Methanopyrus.

DERIVED FROM THE SAME ORIGIN, SPECIES CONTINUE TO EVOLVE

From the simplest bacteria to larger animals and plants on Earth, all living beings descend from the same primitive being. Over time, species have adapted to the conditions in their environment and the relationships between them. Ecosystems have developed as a complex network of interaction, but human intervention is causing some huge disturbances. Populations of species are being changed or are being introduced to other ecosystems, causing profound changes. What will the Tree of Life look like in the future?