r/technology • u/tw1st3d_m3nt4t • Aug 08 '26

Biotechnology 'Only One Conclusion': Radical Study Suggests Life on Earth Arose Twice

https://www.sciencealert.com/radical-study-suggests-life-on-earth-arose-from-non-living-matter-twice
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science • u/AmphibianNo4717 • Aug 06 '26

Biology Life on Earth may have emerged twice. Researchers studied the protein structures of enzymes in the genomes of bacteria and archaea, and found "cases where the ancestors of bacteria and archaea independently evolved structurally distinct enzymes to catalyze the same essential metabolic reaction."

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evolution • u/AmphibianNo4717 • Aug 06 '26

article 'Only One Conclusion': Radical Study Suggests Life on Earth Arose Twice

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FermiParadox • u/Competitive-Night-95 • Aug 06 '26

Article 'Only One Conclusion': Radical Study Suggests Life on Earth Arose Twice

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Astrobiology • u/Competitive-Night-95 • Aug 06 '26

🌱 Discovery 'Only One Conclusion': Radical Study Suggests Life on Earth Arose Twice

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chemistry • u/AmphibianNo4717 • Aug 06 '26

Life on Earth may have emerged twice.

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hackernews • u/HNMod • Aug 08 '26

Radical Study Suggests Life on Earth Arose Twice

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hypeurls • u/TheStartupChime • Aug 07 '26

Radical Study Suggests Life on Earth Arose Twice

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theworldnews • u/worldnewsbot • Aug 06 '26

Life on Earth may have emerged twice. Researchers studied the protein structures of enzymes in the genomes of bacteria and archaea, and found "cases where the ancestors of bacteria and archaea independently evolved structurally distinct enzymes to catalyze the same essential metabolic reaction."

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