Barghoorn and Coworkers Find Amino Acids in 3-Billion-Year-Old Rocks
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- Series: Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series
- Categories: Science
- Subcategories: Biology, Biologists, Scientists, Earth Sciences, Geology, Geologists
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: Massachusetts, New England, California
- Date: 1967-1968
Article abstract: The discovery of amino acids in rocks up to 3.1 billion years old influenced thinking about evolution and the fundamental nature of biological systems.
Summary of Event
On November 16, 1967, J. William Schopf and Elso Barghoorn of Harvard University and Keith Kvenvolden of the U.S. Geological Survey presented a paper to the National Academy of Sciences summarizing their search for traces of amino acids in the oldest known sedimentary rocks. These findings were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in...
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