This paper briefly describes the driving effect of high pressure on biological evolution, and raises a question, i.e., does high pressure promote a rapid and unique life evolution from anaerobic to aerobic? A better understanding about the evolution of life on Earth, and the novel thoughts of deep-sea resource mining and extraterritorial life exploration would be achieved by answering this question.
ZHANG Yu,XIAO Xiang
. Does High Pressure Promote a Rapid Life Evolution from Anaerobic to Aerobic？[J]. Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University, 2021
, 55(Sup.1)
: 22
-23
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DOI: 10.16183/j.cnki.jsjtu.2021.S1.028
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