Assignment task: Watch minutes 10:30 - 17:38 of the video lecture: "Nick Lane: Origin of the eukaryotic cell."
In this video lecture, Nick Lane explores how eukaryotic cells evolved. In which branch of biology is Nick Lane considered an expert? What questions drive his scientific inquiry or what is the unknown he is trying to know? (hint: see timestamp 10:30-14:57.)
From 16:00 - 17:38 he puts forth his hypothesis, although he does not explicitly say "hypothesis." Give your best guess as to what his hypothesis is. The only wrong answer is an unsupported answer, so give a reason for your best guess.
List one observation that you think supports his hypothesis and give an example of an observation that would falsify his hypothesis. (Hint: re-watch 16:00 - 17:38 before he advocates his hypothesis.)