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Origin of microbial biomineralization and magnetotaxis during the Archean

Wei Lin, Greig A. Paterson, Qiyun Zhu, Yinzhao Wang, Evguenia Kopylova, Ying Li, Rob Knight, Dennis A. Bazylinski, Rixiang Zhu, Joseph L. Kirschvink, and Yongxin Pan
PNAS published ahead of print February 13, 2017 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1614654114
Wei Lin
aKey Laboratory of Earth and Planetary Physics, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China;bFrance–China Bio-Mineralization and Nano-Structures Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China;
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Greig A. Paterson
aKey Laboratory of Earth and Planetary Physics, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China;
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Qiyun Zhu
cGenomic Medicine, J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037;
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Yinzhao Wang
aKey Laboratory of Earth and Planetary Physics, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China;bFrance–China Bio-Mineralization and Nano-Structures Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China;
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Evguenia Kopylova
dDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037;
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Ying Li
eCollege of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China;
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Rob Knight
dDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037;fDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037;
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Dennis A. Bazylinski
gSchool of Life Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4004;
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Rixiang Zhu
hState Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China;
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Joseph L. Kirschvink
iDivision of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125;jEarth–Life Science Institute, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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Yongxin Pan
aKey Laboratory of Earth and Planetary Physics, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China;bFrance–China Bio-Mineralization and Nano-Structures Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China;
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