Biogenic calcium carbonate as evidence for life

<p>The history of the Earth is a story of the co-evolution of minerals and microbes: not only have numerous rocks arisen from life but also life itself may have formed from rocks. To understand the strong association between microbes and inorganic substrates, we investigated the moonmilk, a ca...

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Main Authors: S. Ronca, F. Mura, M. Brandano, A. Cirigliano, F. Benedetti, A. Grottoli, M. Reverberi, D. F. Maras, R. Negri, E. Di Mauro, T. Rinaldi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2023-10-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:https://bg.copernicus.org/articles/20/4135/2023/bg-20-4135-2023.pdf