Some Problems in Proving the Existence of the Universal Common Ancestor of Life on Earth

Although overwhelming circumstantial evidence supports the existence of the universal common ancestor of all extant life on Earth, it is still an open question whether the universal common ancestor existed or not. Theobald (Nature 465, 219–222 (2010)) recently challenged this problem with a formal s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Takahiro Yonezawa, Masami Hasegawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/479824