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Published online 7 March 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020304-6
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Earliest life or rare dirt?
Gloves are coming off in ancient bacteria bust-up.
A claim to have found evidence of the oldest living things on Earth is being fiercely contested. The argument looks set to run and run, and no one may win, but it may lead to a better understanding of the origins of life on our planet.
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