Experts pinpoint tiny event that sparked off life
Amoeba-Like Organism Engulfed A Bacterium That Developed Power To Use Sunlight And Liberate Oxygen
Jonathan Leake
Scientists have identified the single chance encounter about 1.9billion years ago to which almost all life on earth owes its existence.
It saw an amoeba-like organism engulf a bacterium that had developed the power to use sunlight to break down water and liberate oxygen.
Publication Date:
10/11/2008