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10/19/11 Wood is older than previously thought. The discovery of 400 million year old fossils containing traces of wood has pushed back its emergence by some 10 million years.
3/12/10 A team of scientists, including a ULg geologist, has discovered proofs of life – microorganisms dating back over 3 billion years!
6/16/09 It would appear that vascular plants, the distant ancestors of today’s trees, appeared on the continents 30 million years earlier than scientists first thought: such are the conclusions of a study published in Science magazine, based on the analysis of minute traces left behind in the Arabian desert by these first terrestrial plants.
4/9/08 Interactions between hosts and parasites are enriching research trends in evolutionary biology: a parasite can teach us a lot about the history of its host. Caroline Nieberding, researcher at the ULg, has been studying the pair formed by field mice and one of their most faithful parasites.
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