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Major steps in cell evolution: palaeontological, molecular and cellular evidence of their timing and global effects
By Professor Thomas Cavalier-Smith FRS, Professor Martin Embley and Professor Martin Brasier
When did life evolve? What were the first cells like? Can we trace connections between major innovations in microbial cell structure or biochemistry and dramatic changes in atmospheric composition and global climate, e.g. global warming and near-global freezing (snowball earth) episodes?
Leading earth scientists and biologists will discuss multidisciplinary evidence for the historical interplay of cell evolution and earth history.