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Biogenesis as an evolutionary process

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The earliest fossil stromatolites present evidence of a complex ecosystem of photosynthetic organisms. Because the origin of present life can be dated within a few hundred million years prior to these fossils, their complexity poses a problem. A heuristic model outlines the first radiation leading to the universal ancestor.

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  1. Biology Department, George Mason University, 22030, Fairfax, VA, USA

    Harold J. Morowitz

  2. Department of Zoology, University of California, 95616, Davis, CA, USA

    David W. Deamer

  3. MBCRR/DFCI, Harvard University, 02115, Boston, MA, USA

    Temple Smith

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Morowitz, H.J., Deamer, D.W. & Smith, T. Biogenesis as an evolutionary process. J Mol Evol 33, 207–208 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02100670

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