Thursday, December 17, 2009

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WORLDS OLDEST DNA DISCOVERED!

Recently, scientists have discovered 419 million year old DNA from a
salt loving bacteria. These salt loving bacteria could be relatives of the first
life forms on Earth. Scientists previously discovered similar DNA at the Michigan
Basin, the same area where the DNA was discovered currently. In Canada, six other
segments of the same DNA were found, proving that this organism was not only in one
area. The organism could have been spread across the entire planet for all we know,
but more research is needed to come to any conclusion. No DNA has been discovered
from any earlier point in the Earths history. This might be the earliest life
form the Earth has ever discovered, but we can’t be sure yet. This is still being
researched.

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