Two-billion-year-old microbes discovered
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•Researchers find 2-billion-year-old microbes in South Africa's Bushveld Igneous Complex
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Researchers from the University of Tokyo found two-billion-year-old microbes in South Africa ore samples.
They found the microbes trapped in a rock core so densely packed with clay that microbes couldn’t leave and nothing else could enter, effectively preserving the microbes for a couple billion years .
The discovery is a huge glimpse into the formation of life on Earth , as well as a unique look into the history of evolution on this planet.
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