Evidence of 1-Billion-Year-Old 'Lost World' of Microbes Discovered Beneath Australian Outback
Evidence of 1-Billion-Year-Old 'Lost World' of Microbes Discovered Beneath Australian Outback
www.scientificamerican.com Evidence of 1-Billion-Year-Old ‘Lost World’ of Microbes Discovered beneath Australian Outback
Fatlike compounds in ancient rocks point to a vast array of previously unknown microbes that once dominated complex life on Earth
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While utterly fascinating, my inexperience self wonders how it's going to be like if these microbes somehow interact with a modern organic being assuming a lot has changed in a billion years biologically. Torn between wanting to find out... and not wanting to open that pandora's box.
I mean that's kinda the entire point of microbes - evolve and change to suit the environment. Radically different environment = radically different bacteria and viruses.