Cyanobacteria are the only prokaryotes to have evolved oxygenic photosynthesis, transforming the biology and chemistry of our planet. Genomic and evolutionary studies …
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Photosynthesis is a fundamental biogeochemical process, thought to be restricted to a few bacterial and eukaryotic phyla. However, understanding the origin and evolution of …
Geological evidence indicates that grounded ice sheets reached sea level at all latitudes during two long-lived Cryogenian (58 and≥ 5 My) glaciations. Combined uranium-lead and …
Establishing a unified timescale for the early evolution of Earth and life is challenging and mired in controversy because of the paucity of fossil evidence, the difficulty of interpreting it …
Oxygenic phototrophs have played a fundamental role in Earth's history by enabling the rise of atmospheric oxygen (O2) and paving the way for animal evolution. Understanding the …
The evolution of ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenases (Rubiscos) that discriminate strongly between their substrate carbon dioxide and the undesired side …
The origin of oxygenic photosynthesis in Cyanobacteria led to the rise of oxygen on Earth~ 2.3 billion years ago, profoundly altering the course of evolution by facilitating the …
The ancestors of cyanobacteria generated Earth's first biogenic molecular oxygen, but how they dealt with oxidative stress remains unconstrained. Here we investigate when …
The early evolutionary history of the chloroplast lineage remains an open question. It is widely accepted that the endosymbiosis that established the chloroplast lineage in …