‘First contact’ that may have led to complex life on Earth finally witnessed by scientists
- Written by Brendan Paul Burns, Associate Professor, School of Biotech & Biomolecular Science, UNSW Sydney
Microscopic image showing newly discovered Asgard archaeon (_Nerearchaeum marumarumayae_) derived from microbial mats that offers clues to the formation of complex life. Debnath GhosalOn the shores of the west coast of Australia lies a window to our past: the stromatolites and microbial mats of Gathaagudu (Shark Bay).
To the untrained eye they...





