A Geological research has opened the door to new scientific advances For direct application in space missions such as those conducted on Mars. This discovery in itself represents a change in perception in the study of the evolution of living organisms over time.
It's about Identifying microorganisms in rocks that are more than two billion years old. Microorganisms, according to the Indonesian edition of the American series CNBC Quoted from a scientific article published in Microbial environment.
“We don't know if two-billion-year-old rocks are habitable. To date, they are the oldest geological layers in which microorganisms have been found buried Under the seabed 100 million years ago. “This means that this is an impressive discovery,” explained Yuhei Suzuki, one of the researchers at the Graduate School of Science at the University of Tokyo.
Why is it so important?
The key to this discovery is based on the fact that if… The theory is currently widely accepted He claims he isLife first appeared on Earth about 3.5 billion years agoNow there is the potential to analyze these samples beyond those obtained in the past from the seafloor.
Specifically, this sample comes from Creatures “native” to ancient rocks that broke down and evolved very slowlyWhich means further studies using these microbes could provide new insights into genetics. “By examining the DNA and genomics of microbes like these, we can understand evolution on the early Earth,” Suzuki explained.
Specifically, one of the main applications of this discovery has a lot to do with projects searching for the remains of life on other planets, such as the Red Planet. “Finding microbial life on Earth two billion years ago and being able to confirm its authenticity interests me This makes me curious about what we might find in samples taken from Mars“, details of the same world.
