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Nature 429, 688 (17 June 2004) | doi:10.1038/429688b

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Fresh study questions oldest traces of life in Akilia rock

Rex Dalton

A famous study that found hints of the earliest life on Earth in Greenland rock has been thrown into doubt after researchers failed to replicate the work.The quartzite rock, which comes from Akilia Island, was reported to contain organic carbon in crystals of a bone-like material called apatite — a promising sign of life (S.

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