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ULUKHAKTOK: POSSIBLE FOURTH DOMAIN

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Scientists believe during the Archean period smaller bacterial life forms were the dominant life forms on an evolving Earth that would eventually lead to the diverse biological formations we know today. Some researchers now believe there is evidence that the Archean period presented more advanced forms, which may lead to the possibility of complex animals a billion years before any were known to appear in evolution. Yellowknife | A biological enigma of a newly discovered Archean "super domain" or ancient cell has been collected in the Northwest Territories and successfully brought to life by researchers at the University of Nanavut in Canada. Professor John McColloch and renowned geobiologist Dr. Sidney Brockhouse from the University of Nanavut informally announced their findings in the esteemed periodical "Measures of Science" in the magazine's May 2021 publication after performing their exhaustive laboratory work on the unusual 3500 mya samples that were collected on Ulukhaktok, which is located on the Slave craton. The Slave craton is an Archean craton in the north-western Canadian Shield, of which Northwest Territories and Nunavut are a part. The sample was collected off the west coast of Victoria Island, in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Scientists now believe these cratons are the remains of lost continents that formed over the ages, rising and fragmenting which gave rise to the theory of continental drift. Recent discoveries have indicated many of these ancient geological forms may be proof of the growing acceptance of a first continent called Yidath, which may have been the 'Garden of Eden" where advanced biological life began some 3500 mya ago. "Never have we see in biology an rRNA from these unknown prokaryota cells combining both the characteristics of the domains Archea and Bacteria induced in the functional operation in an advanced 'supercharged' organism," remarked Professor Donna Hern, of the University of Calgary's Institute of Sciences. "This organism will have serious implications to our modern thoughts on evolution." Scientists collecting samples of the newly discovered domain on Victoria Island, now known as Ulukhaktok in Northern Canada. Core samples have been planned this year. The oldest fossils known are some 3.5 billion year old, primitive bacteria microfossils. Life during the more than one billion years of the Archean were mounded colonies of photosynthetic bacteria called stromatolites. Earth's atmosphere was different from what we see today; at that time, it composed an atmosphere of methane, ammonia, and other gases as carbon dioxide and hydrogen, which would be unbreathable to most life now. The Earth's crust then cooled for the continental plates to form. Stromatolites exploded in number throughout the Archean, but began to decline during the Proterozoic. They are not common today. The Archean was preceded by the Hadean Eon and followed by the Proterozoic. “But now we have an advanced organism which by all probability should not be existing today. ”remarked Dr Hern. The three domains, devised by Carl Woese et al in 1990, is the highest taxonomic rank of organisms in the three-domain system of taxonomy. This order, or "tree of life" consists of Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya. Both Archaea and Bacteria are entire prokaryotic microorganisms, single-celled organisms whose cells have a distorted or non-membrane bound nucleus. Eukarya includes life that has a cell nucleus and eukaryotic membrane-bound organelles. These solidify the difference between the three classes. The new Archean "super organism" not only has qualities of both Archaea and Bacteria, but shows the ability to withstand extreme temperatures and highly sulphuric and acidic conditions, which would destroy any other cellular or non cellular organism. Reviewing these latest results, Professor John McColloch remarked that this is due to the severe atmospheric conditions that existed during the billion years of the Earth's toxic and highly heated surface, making it “highly likely” that an large, ancient animal composed of these cells would be able to thrive in this environment. "While the discovery of this new Archean cell is an evolutionary breakthrough, there may be no way with current genetic technology to be able to 'grow' an ancient animal that would have walked on the first continents," said the Professor McColloch. "We see the organism has been able to return to life after billions of years in the Slave craton, which will lead to more startling discoveries to be revealed in the future." Scientists at the University of Calgary examining samples of the new Archean find. Yidath (called the first continent or the "Garden of Eden") is the sunken continent that was introduced by Oxford Professor Jebidiah E. Smith in his study published in his most famous work "A Commentary on the Book of Gates" published in 1868 by the Oxford Press. The Book of Gates, he revealed, recorded the billion year history of the ancient world's religious and historical histories and 'truth' of the First Gods, whom he said ruled the world before Yidath sunk beneath the waves before the Proterozoic. He claimed the many races there had been more advanced biologically then modern forms today, which under de-evolution became the men and animals we know today. The Book of Gates was considered more of a spiritual document than a scientific one, being that the work was revealed during the early years of 19th century spiritism, which produced realms of lost prophets and lost tablets that were translated by more dubious methods. However, Smith's work garnered great fame during his tenure, and remained so after his presumed death in 1870 while on an expedition to the Saudi Desert.

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ULUKHAKTOK: POSSIBLE FOURTH DOMAIN

FOUND WHICH MAY LEAD TO NEW FORMS OF

ARCHEAN LIFE

Scientists believe during the Archean period smaller bacterial life forms were the dominant life forms on an evolving Earth that would eventually lead to the diverse biological formations we know today. Some researchers now believe there is evidence that the Archean period presented more advanced forms, which may lead to the possibility of complex animals a billion years before any were known to appear in evolution. Yellowknife | A biological enigma of a newly discovered Archean "super domain" or ancient cell has been collected in the Northwest Territories and successfully brought to life by researchers at the University of Nanavut in Canada. Professor John McColloch and renowned geobiologist Dr. Sidney Brockhouse from the University of Nanavut informally announced their findings in the esteemed periodical "Measures of Science" in the magazine's May 2021 publication after performing their exhaustive laboratory work on the unusual 3500 mya samples that were collected on Ulukhaktok, which is located on the Slave craton. The Slave craton is an Archean craton in the north- western Canadian Shield, of which Northwest Territories and Nunavut are a part. The sample was collected off the west coast of Victoria Island, in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Scientists now believe these cratons are the remains of lost continents that formed over the ages, rising and fragmenting which gave rise to the theory of continental drift. Recent discoveries have indicated many of these ancient geological forms may be proof of the growing acceptance of a first continent called Yidath, which may have been the 'Garden of Eden" where advanced biological life began some 3500 mya ago. "Never have we see in biology an rRNA from these unknown prokaryota cells combining both the characteristics of the domains Archea and Bacteria induced in the functional operation in an advanced 'supercharged' organism," remarked Professor Donna Hern, of the University of Calgary's Institute of Sciences. "This organism will have serious implications to our modern thoughts on evolution." Scientists collecting samples of the newly discovered domain on Victoria Island, now known as Ulukhaktok in Northern Canada. Core samples have been planned this year. The oldest fossils known are some 3.5 billion year old, primitive bacteria microfossils. Life during the more than one billion years of the Archean were mounded colonies of photosynthetic bacteria called stromatolites. Earth's atmosphere was different from what we see today; at that time, it composed an atmosphere of methane, ammonia, and other gases as carbon dioxide and hydrogen, which would be unbreathable to most life now. The Earth's crust then cooled for the continental plates to form. Stromatolites exploded in number throughout the Archean, but began to decline during the Proterozoic. They are not common today. The Archean was preceded by the Hadean Eon and followed by the Proterozoic. “But now we have an advanced organism which by all probability should not be existing today. ”remarked Dr Hern. The three domains, devised by Carl Woese et al in 1990, is the highest taxonomic rank of organisms in the three-domain system of taxonomy. This order, or "tree of life" consists of Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya. Both Archaea and Bacteria are entire prokaryotic microorganisms, single-celled organisms whose cells have a distorted or non-membrane bound nucleus. Eukarya includes life that has a cell nucleus and eukaryotic membrane- bound organelles. These solidify the difference between the three classes. The new Archean "super organism" not only has qualities of both Archaea and Bacteria, but shows the ability to withstand extreme temperatures and highly sulphuric and acidic conditions, which would destroy any other cellular or non cellular organism. Reviewing these latest results, Professor John McColloch remarked that this is due to the severe atmospheric conditions that existed during the billion years of the Earth's toxic and highly heated surface, making it “highly likely” that an large, ancient animal composed of these cells would be able to thrive in this environment. "While the discovery of this new Archean cell is an evolutionary breakthrough, there may be no way with current genetic technology to be able to 'grow' an ancient animal that would have walked on the first continents," said the Professor McColloch. "We see the organism has been able to return to life after billions of years in the Slave craton, which will lead to more startling discoveries to be revealed in the future." Scientists at the University of Calgary examining samples of the new Archean find. Yidath (called the first continent or the "Garden of Eden") is the sunken continent that was introduced by Oxford Professor Jebidiah E. Smith in his study published in his most famous work "A Commentary on the Book of Gates" published in 1868 by the Oxford Press. The Book of Gates, he revealed, recorded the billion year history of the ancient world's religious and historical histories and 'truth' of the First Gods, whom he said ruled the world before Yidath sunk beneath the waves before the Proterozoic. He claimed the many races there had been more advanced biologically then modern forms today, which under de-evolution became the men and animals we know today. The Book of Gates was considered more of a spiritual document than a scientific one, being that the work was revealed during the early years of 19th century spiritism, which produced realms of lost prophets and lost tablets that were translated by more dubious methods. However, Smith's work garnered great fame during his tenure, and remained so after his presumed death in 1870 while on an expedition to the Saudi Desert.

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Scientists believe during the Archean period smaller bacterial life forms were the dominant life forms on an evolving Earth that would eventually lead to the diverse biological formations we know today. Some researchers now believe there is evidence that the Archean period presented more advanced forms, which may lead to the possibility of complex animals a billion years before any were known to appear in evolution. Yellowknife | A biological enigma of a newly discovered Archean "super domain" or ancient cell has been collected in the Northwest Territories and successfully brought to life by researchers at the University of Nanavut in Canada. Professor John McColloch and renowned geobiologist Dr. Sidney Brockhouse from the University of Nanavut informally announced their findings in the esteemed periodical "Measures of Science" in the magazine's May 2021 publication after performing their exhaustive laboratory work on the unusual 3500 mya samples that were collected on Ulukhaktok, which is located on the Slave craton. The Slave craton is an Archean craton in the north- western Canadian Shield, of which Northwest Territories and Nunavut are a part. The sample was collected off the west coast of Victoria Island, in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Scientists now believe these cratons are the remains of lost continents that formed over the ages, rising and fragmenting which gave rise to the theory of continental drift. Recent discoveries have indicated many of these ancient geological forms may be proof of the growing acceptance of a first continent called Yidath, which may have been the 'Garden of Eden" where advanced biological life began some 3500 mya ago. "Never have we see in biology an rRNA from these unknown prokaryota cells combining both the characteristics of the domains Archea and Bacteria induced in the functional operation in an advanced 'supercharged' organism," remarked Professor Donna Hern, of the University of Calgary's Institute of Sciences. "This organism will have serious implications to our modern thoughts on evolution." Scientists collecting samples of the newly discovered domain on Victoria Island, now known as Ulukhaktok in Northern Canada. Core samples have been planned this year. The oldest fossils known are some 3.5 billion year old, primitive bacteria microfossils. Life during the more than one billion years of the Archean were mounded colonies of photosynthetic bacteria called stromatolites. Earth's atmosphere was different from what we see today; at that time, it composed an atmosphere of methane, ammonia, and other gases as carbon dioxide and hydrogen, which would be unbreathable to most life now. The Earth's crust then cooled for the continental plates to form. Stromatolites exploded in number throughout the Archean, but began to decline during the Proterozoic. They are not common today. The Archean was preceded by the Hadean Eon and followed by the Proterozoic. “But now we have an advanced organism which by all probability should not be existing today. ”remarked Dr Hern. The three domains, devised by Carl Woese et al in 1990, is the highest taxonomic rank of organisms in the three-domain system of taxonomy. This order, or "tree of life" consists of Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya. Both Archaea and Bacteria are entire prokaryotic microorganisms, single-celled organisms whose cells have a distorted or non- membrane bound nucleus. Eukarya includes life that has a cell nucleus and eukaryotic membrane-bound organelles. These solidify the difference between the three classes. The new Archean "super organism" not only has qualities of both Archaea and Bacteria, but shows the ability to withstand extreme temperatures and highly sulphuric and acidic conditions, which would destroy any other cellular or non cellular organism. Reviewing these latest results, Professor John McColloch remarked that this is due to the severe atmospheric conditions that existed during the billion years of the Earth's toxic and highly heated surface, making it “highly likely” that an large, ancient animal composed of these cells would be able to thrive in this environment. "While the discovery of this new Archean cell is an evolutionary breakthrough, there may be no way with current genetic technology to be able to 'grow' an ancient animal that would have walked on the first continents," said the Professor McColloch. "We see the organism has been able to return to life after billions of years in the Slave craton, which will lead to more startling discoveries to be revealed in the future." Scientists at the University of Calgary examining samples of the new Archean find. Yidath (called the first continent or the "Garden of Eden") is the sunken continent that was introduced by Oxford Professor Jebidiah E. Smith in his study published in his most famous work "A Commentary on the Book of Gates" published in 1868 by the Oxford Press. The Book of Gates, he revealed, recorded the billion year history of the ancient world's religious and historical histories and 'truth' of the First Gods, whom he said ruled the world before Yidath sunk beneath the waves before the Proterozoic. He claimed the many races there had been more advanced biologically then modern forms today, which under de-evolution became the men and animals we know today. The Book of Gates was considered more of a spiritual document than a scientific one, being that the work was revealed during the early years of 19th century spiritism, which produced realms of lost prophets and lost tablets that were translated by more dubious methods. However, Smith's work garnered great fame during his tenure, and remained so after his presumed death in 1870 while on an expedition to the Saudi Desert.