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Peter Ward über das Massenaussterben

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Asteroiden Einschläge bekommen die ganze Aufmerksamkeit, aber Peter Ward (Autor von "Medea Hypothesis") argumentiert das die meisten Massenaussterben durch niedere Bakterien verursacht wurden. Das Übel, ein Gift namens Schwefelwasserstoff, könnte interessante Anwendungen in der Medizin haben.

Peter D. Ward studies life on Earth -- where it came from, how it might end, and how utterly rare it might be. Full bio »

Translated into German by M. Matthies
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