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Theory says complex life on Earth may be much older than thought (www.bbc.com)
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[–] myster0n@feddit.nl 8 points 3 months ago

Seeing as thought is still non-existent in a lot of the human population, I can believe that.

[–] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 4 points 3 months ago

Come on BBC, this is a hypothesis, not a theory.

[–] Endward23@futurology.today 3 points 3 months ago

He told BBC News that, if his theory is correct, these life forms would have been similar to slime mould - a brainless single-cell organism that reproduces with spores.

Still a one cell organism. Even much of the less complex life forms have very much more cells.