Sci Adv April 2022 PMID 35417227

Metabolically diverse primordial microbial communities in Earth's oldest seafloor-hydrothermal jasper.

Dominic Papineau, Zhenbing She, Matthew S Dodd, Francesco Iacoviello, John F Slack, Erik Hauri, Paul Shearing, Crispin T S Little

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The discussions highlight a range of points, such as the possibility that life began merely 300 million years after Earth formed, as mentioned in several posts. Others express excitement about the evidence found in ancient rocks, describing it as 'extraordinary.' The tone often conveys excitement and curiosity, using words like 'important' and 'very interesting' to underscore the significance of this research.

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The oldest potential fossils, found in ancient seafloor rocks, may indicate the presence of early microbial life or complex prebiotic conditions on Earth.
These fossils consist of hematite filaments that resemble modern microbes, raising questions about their origin—biotic or abiotic.
Additionally, the presence of various minerals and chemical signatures suggests a diverse microbial ecosystem existed, which could potentially be found on other planets, like Mars.

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"Metabolically diverse primordial microbial communities in Earth’s oldest seafloor-hydrothermal jasper" See https://t.co/Xy8d4Y63mQ

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Diverse microbial life existed on Earth between 3.75 and 4.28 billion years ago, suggests a new study https://t.co/YePOABP7vn https://t.co/kaR4q9qmxq "This means life could have begun as little as 300 million years after Earth formed." https://t.co/BfMsoFmCVo

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Paper alert: Papineu et al. report this week in Science Advances data suggesting that a variety of microbial life may have existed on primordial Earth, potentially as early as 300 million years after the planet formed. https://t.co/xXZzuLNBSO

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