Mimicking early life-forms in the lab

Studying the growth of bacteria without cell walls in an artificial environment can shed new light on the proliferation of primitive life-forms billions of years ago.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	eLife
Main Authors:	Maarten Lubbers, Dennis Claessen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2025-08-01
Subjects:	protocells microfossils archaean eon origin of life biofilms microfossil morphology
Online Access:	https://elifesciences.org/articles/108470

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