2.5 billion year old fossilized microorganism (IMAGE)

Carnegie Institution for Science

2.5 billion year old fossilized microorganism

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Organic matter extracted from samples of 2.5-billion-year-old rock containing fossilized microorganisms like the one in this photomicrograph still contains biomolecular fragments that may have been produced via photosynthesis. Download at https://bit.ly/4nwph2K

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Andrew D. Czaja

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