Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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The relation between the finding of life on Mars and the origin and evolution of life on Earth.

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The life on Earth originated 3.5 billion years ago. It is hypothesized that the early forms of life that inhabited the Earth were thermophiles. The earliest form of organisms that diverged in the domain bacteria and archaea belong to the thermophilic group. Various theories have been postulated to provide the explanation for the origin of life on Earth.

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