On the nature of the earliest known lifeforms.

Kanaparthi D, Westall F, Lampe M, Zhu B, Boesen T, Scheu B, Klingl A, Schwille P, Lueders T

DOI: 10.7554/elife.98637
Published: 2026 Feb 17
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@article{allodium:10.7554/elife.98637,
  title = {On the nature of the earliest known lifeforms.},
  author = {Kanaparthi D and Westall F and Lampe M and Zhu B and Boesen T and Scheu B and Klingl A and Schwille P and Lueders T},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {eLife},
  doi = {10.7554/elife.98637},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.98637}
}

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AU  - Schwille P
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D, K., F, W., M, L., B, Z., T, B., B, S., A, K., P, S., & T, L. (2026). On the nature of the earliest known lifeforms.. eLife. https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.98637

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