Our origins of living beings
Nearly 4 billion years ago molecules, such as amino acids, were responsible for the formation of life on earth. Bacteria, the first living beings, progressively introduced oxygen into the oceans and atmosphere: then life really took off.
Until 2 billion years ago, most of the oxygen produced by bacteria remained trapped at the bottom of the ocean in the form of iron oxides.
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