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Saturday Cinema: Cyanobacteria

Cyanobacteria are the oldest bacteria, having evolved around 3.8 billion years ago. The ability of cyanobacteria to perform oxygenic photosynthesis is thought to have converted the early reducing atmosphere into an oxidizing environment which dramatically changed the life forms on Earth and provoked an explosion of biodiversity. And they’re still here:


Video Credit: WLanier

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