Key to study ancient life: Scientists find potentially alive 830-million-year-old microorganisms - WION

The discovery is touted to be significant as it has implications for the search for ancient life in both terrestrial and extra-terrestrial rocks, especially on Mars

Tiny remnants of microorganisms were found trapped inside salt crystals from Central Australia, dating back to 830 million years. And theres a slim chance that some of the microbes might still be ali… [+1947 chars]

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