Sandra Alvarez-Carretero

Aug 24, 2024 | iflscience.com | Sandra Alvarez-Carretero

Understanding how life began and evolved on Earth is a question that has fascinated humans for a long time, and modern scientists have made great advances when it comes to finding some answers. Now, our recent study hopes to offer new insights into the origin of life on Earth. Around 375 million years ago, our fish-like ancestors breathed through gills. Over 600 million years ago, the common ancestor of all animals emerged – the microscopic urmetazoan.

Aug 15, 2024 | theconversation.com | Sandra Alvarez-Carretero

Understanding how life began and evolved on Earth is a question that has fascinated humans for a long time, and modern scientists have made great advances when it comes to finding some answers. Now, our recent study hopes to offer new insights into the origin of life on Earth. Around 375 million years ago, our fish-like ancestors breathed through gills. Over 600 million years ago, the common ancestor of all animals emerged – the microscopic urmetazoan.

Jul 11, 2024 | nature.com | Sandra Alvarez-Carretero |Tara A. Mahendrarajah |Nina Dombrowski |Lénárd L. Szánthó |Xi Chen |Nick Lane | +6 more

AbstractThe nature of the last universal common ancestor (LUCA), its age and its impact on the Earth system have been the subject of vigorous debate across diverse disciplines, often based on disparate data and methods. Age estimates for LUCA are usually based on the fossil record, varying with every reinterpretation.