Early Life Traces and Evolution - Astrobiology
Evolution of Life on the early Earth,
from its earliest traces to the origin and diversification of complex life (3.5 to 0.5 billion years ago)
and biosignatures for the search for life beyond Earth
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A publication in Nature Communications
Identification of one of the first multicellular algae thanks to its chlorophyll fossilized for 1 billion years
A study conducted by researchers from the University of Liege that opens new perspectives in the study of the diversification of eukaryotes within the first ecosystems.
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In the search for the origins and evolution of life
Re-examining the evidence of early life traces is essential !
In Nature, Professor Emmanuelle Javaux reports on the most recent advances in the analysis of biosignatures of the first traces of life on Earth, and elsewhere in the universe. Research that is at the heart of astrobiology.
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A publication in Nature
Researchers from ULiège discover the oldest fossil fungi known to date
A research team led by scientists from the Early Life Traces & Evolution-Astrobiology laboratory have discovered numerous specimens of fossil microscopic fungi dating back from 900 million years.
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