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A careful chemical analysis of ancient rocks by Michael L. Wong et al. who trained AI to recognize chemical fingerprints left behind by life forms being transformed into degraded organics by billions of years of geological processing & weathering
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Using a machine learning technique that compares molecular fingerprints left behind by living organisms, researchers have detected signs of photosynthetic life in rocks 2.5 billion years old— about 800 million years older than previously confirmed evidence cen.acs.org/physical-che... #chemsky 🧪
Researchers report earliest molecular evidence of photosynthetic life
Machine learning analysis of bimolecular fragments pushes back time frame for detection of life
cen.acs.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM