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"There are roughly a trillion species of microorganisms on Earth – the vast
majority of which are bacteria.
Bacteria consist of a single cell. They do not have bones and are not like big
animals that leave clear signs in the geological record, which thankful
palaeontologists can study many millions of years later.
This has made it very hard for scientists to establish a timeline of their
early evolution. But with the help of machine learning, we have been able to
fill in many of the details. Our new research, published today in
Science,
also reveals some bacteria developed the ability to use oxygen long before
Earth became saturated with it roughly 2.4 billion years ago."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
