Impact shocked rocks as protective habitats on an anoxic early Earth
Impact shocked rocks as protective habitats on an anoxic early Earth
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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
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English
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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
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On Earth, microorganisms living under intense ultraviolet (UV) radiation stress can adopt endolithic lifestyles, growing within cracks and pore spaces in rocks. Intense UV irradiation encountered by microbes leads to death and significant damage to biomolecules, which also severely diminishes the likelihood of detecting signatures of life. Here we...
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Impact shocked rocks as protective habitats on an anoxic early Earth
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1646476697
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1646476697
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1473-5504
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1475-3006
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10.1017/S1473550414000123
