LUCA latest (Introduction)

by David Turell , Monday, July 25, 2016, 23:57 (2830 days ago) @ George Jelliss

George: Saw this and thought of you: 
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> http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/26/science/last-universal-ancestor.html?_r=1
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> Latest ideas from genetics on LUCA (last universal common ancestor). 
> Seems it probably lived in deep sea vents, rather than a Darwinian pond. 
> Still a lot of explanation needed as to how it appeared though. - Thank you George. A great article. I have published a number of articles on the vents. Certainly a likely spot to start life.