Micro- to nanoscale
Molecular, Mineralogical, Morphological and
isotopic identification of Micro and Macro-fossils

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Iron nanocrystals in ~ 2 billion years old fossil bacteria support oxygenic photosynthesis

We show, in 1.88 billion year old microfossils, a pattern of cellular preservation combined with internal iron nanominerals consistent with oxygenic photosynthetic bacteria.

3,7 billion years old traces of life ?

Discussion on the origin of possible 3.7 billion year old stromatolites