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Living microbes found in rock dating from 2 billion years ago


Scientists detected living microorganisms within a sealed fracture of 2-billion-year-old rock from South Africa, making them possibly the oldest life forms confirmed to date.

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Living microbes found deep inside 2-billion-year-old rock