"This is not neccessary that life is only possible due to favourable conditions. Maybe there is a different kind of life on Mars?"
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Timelines for the Evolution of Cyanobacteria
April 17, 2006 / Posted by: Shige Abe
Former NAI Principal Investigator, Andy Knoll of Harvard University, and colleagues discuss the evolution of cyanobacteria in their new paper, “The evolutionary diversification of cyanobacteria: Molecular-phylogenetic and paleontological perspectives” in the April 4th issue of PNAS. The evolutionary timeline has implications for the rise of atmospheric oxygen on Earth.
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