Resurrected ancient enzyme offers new window into early Earth and the search for life beyond it

By resurrecting a 3.2-billion-year-old enzyme and studying it inside living microbes, researchers at the University of ...
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IUCN launches group to conserve at-risk microbes vital to life on Earth

By Sean Mowbray Invisible in their trillions, microbes dwell in our bodies, grow in soils, live on trees and are integral to ...
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All Life on Earth Comes From One Single Ancestor. And It's So Much Older Than We Thought.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: All life on Earth can be traced back to a Last ...
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Why Japanese Hot Springs Hold Secrets To The ‘Origins Of Life’ On Earth—A Biologist Explains

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. We’ve pieced together a remarkably detailed timeline of ...
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Scientists Debate Whether to Halt Type of Research That Could Destroy All Life on Earth

Scientists have warned that research into “mirror life” organisms — hypothetical life forms made up of molecules that perfectly mirror those found in regular life — should be stopped. Theoretically, ...
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All Life on Earth Comes From One Single Ancestor. And It's So Much Older Than We Thought.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. All life on Earth can be traced back to a Last Universal Common Ancestor, or LUCA. A study suggests that this organism likely ...