Latest paper out in Nature Communications!
We find molecular dating evidence that life was using molybdenum and tungsten as far back as ~3.4 billion years ago, reshaping how we think about trace metals and early microbial evolution.
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The study shows that life began using molybdenum and tungsten enzymes as early as 3.7–3.1 billion years ago. Study reveals that key metabolic processes arose despite scarce metals and highlighting the...
