A geological timescale for bacterial evolution and oxygen adaption
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Researchers created a timeline for bacterial evolution and oxygen adaptation using genomic data, fossils, and Earth's geochemical history. Their findings suggest that some bacteria could use trace oxygen long before evolving photosynthesis.
Coverage from 3 institutions
- Molecular clock analysis shows bacteria used oxygen long before widespread photosynthesis Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University · Apr 3, 2025 · first to report
- Oxygen metabolism in bacteria arose before Earth’s Great Oxidation Event American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · Apr 3, 2025
- Machine learning helps construct an evolutionary timeline of bacteria University of Queensland · Apr 3, 2025