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How a single-celled organism almost wiped out life on Earth - Anusuya Willis

Written By TED-Ed on Thursday, Aug 11, 2016 | 11:10 AM

 
Discover how a single-celled organism caused the first mass extinction in Earth’s history and paved the way for complex life. -- There’s an organism that changed the world. It caused the first mass extinction in Earth’s history … and also paved the way for complex life. How? Anusuya Willis explains how cyanobacteria, simple organisms that don’t even have nuclei or any other organelles, wrote a pivotal chapter in the story of life on Earth. Lesson by Anusuya Willis, animation by Augenblick Studios. Sign up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Support us on Patreon: http://bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-a-single-celled-organism-almost-wiped-out-life-on-earth-anusuya-willis

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