Abstract
As oxygen built up in Earth's atmosphere during the Precambrian, organisms evolved more complex biochemical networks. This expansion made feasible oxygen-dependent metabolisms that coopted parts of preexisting anaerobic ones.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1724-1725 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Science |
Volume | 311 |
Issue number | 5768 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 24 2006 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General