Iron was life's 'primeval' metal
September 09, 2024
September 09, 2024
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 9 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news:
Drill core of Archean iron formation from South Africa. credit: Jena Johnson, University of Michigan
Every living organism uses tiny quantities of metals to carry out biological functions, including breathing, transcribing DNA, turning food into energy, or any number of essential life processes.
Life has used metals in this way since single-celled organisms floated in Eart . . .
Drill core of Archean iron formation from South Africa. credit: Jena Johnson, University of Michigan
Every living organism uses tiny quantities of metals to carry out biological functions, including breathing, transcribing DNA, turning food into energy, or any number of essential life processes.
Life has used metals in this way since single-celled organisms floated in Eart . . .