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Vahrenkamp's discovery of living stromatolites on Sheybarah Island is a big deal for anyone interested in ancient life. It’s amazing to see how these organisms,
by gtsnexp 2y ago
Vahrenkamp's discovery of living stromatolites on Sheybarah Island is a big deal for anyone interested in ancient life. It’s amazing to see how these organisms, which were some of the first to oxygenate our planet, are still around in extreme environments. This find could teach us much about how life began and survived on Earth. Plus, the idea of growing stromatolites in an aquarium and studying them up close is pretty exciting.I wonder what it would take to commercialize these organisms to the general public.
- ssklash 2y agoSort of like pre-historic Sea Monkeys. I think that would be super cool to be able to grow at home.
- kstrauser 2y agoHow confident are we that these aren’t new organisms that arose from the same mechanisms that birthed the ancient ones? That is, are we sure these don’t resemble the first kinds of life because they were formed recently themselves?
- Terr_ 2y ago> How confident are we that these aren’t new organisms that arose from the same mechanisms that birthed the ancient ones? Having genetic similarity to other organisms would be a good clue that it's not some separate parallel biogenesis. Of course, another way to look at it is that they both did arise the same way... From a parent even older. :p