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Old 30-August-2006, 02:22 AM
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Originally Posted by eburacum45 View Post
However that doesn't necessarily mean that the conditions on a planet which has been drastically changed by the effects of its biosphere will exactly resemble those on Earth.
True. However, my research experiences have convinced me that complex multicellular creatures as we know them (i.e., CHON life that lives by exploiting redox potential) could neither evolve nor exist without the availability of sufficient oxygen.
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