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November 15, 2013

Pilbara home to 3.5 billion-year-old bacterial ecosystems
Perth, Australia (SPX) Nov 14, 2013
Evidence of complex microbial ecosystems dating back almost 3.5 billion years has been found in Western Australia's Pilbara region by an international team including UWA Research Assistant Professor David Wacey. Professor Wacey said identifying and reconstructing Earth's earliest biosphere was challenging because the oldest sedimentary rocks were not only rare, but also almost always changed by hydrothermal and tectonic activity. "The Pilbara region of Western Australia is one of the rare ge ... read more

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