This ancient rock is changing our theory on the origin of life | Tara Djokic
This ancient rock is changing our theory on the origin of life | Tara Djokic
TED Talks Society and Culture · Tara Djokic
October 7, 20199m 17s
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Show Notes
Exactly when and where did life on Earth begin? Scientists have long thought that it emerged three billion years ago in the ocean -- until astrobiologist Tara Djokic and her team made an unexpected discovery in the western Australian desert. Learn how an ancient rock found near a hot volcanic pool is shifting our understanding of the origin-of-life puzzle.
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