Ingredients for microbial life preserved in 3.5 billion-year-old fluid inclusions
It is widely hypothesised that primeval life utilized small organic molecules as sources of carbon and energy, however, the presence of such primordial ingredients in early Earth habitats has not yet been demonstrated. Here the authors report the existence of indigenous organic molecules and gases i...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2021-02-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21323-z |