You can see the introduction to this series here. In this post we examine the evidence that mitochondria and chloroplasts are the descendants of free-living bacteria that entered into mutualistic relationships with eukaryotic host cells.
For the town of the same name in New South Wales, Australia, see Seaham, New South Wales. Seaham, formerly Seaham Harbour, is a small town in County Durham, situated 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Sunderland and 13 miles (21 km) east of Durham. It has a small parish church, St Mary the Virgin, with a late 7th century Anglo Saxon nave resembling the church at Escomb in many respects.
We have spent a lot of time in charming Seabrook, a new beach town on the Washington coast. It is our happy place. We watched them build town hall. Finally, when we got engaged, we took a shot and checked to see if they were available and they were! They had only had a couple of weddings there before us.