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How long is your early life? Understanding the formative years

Experts often define the critical 'early life' period as the time from conception through early childhood, around age 8. Understanding the immense impact of this foundational period is key to appreciating how long is your early life and why it influences your entire lifespan and aging trajectory.

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What is the age of early life? A deep dive into Earth's most ancient organisms

The oldest widely accepted fossil evidence places the age of early life at approximately 3.5 billion years, found in microbial mats called stromatolites in Western Australia. This discovery provides a definitive starting point for our understanding of what is the age of early life, though scientists are continually searching for older, more tenuous signs.

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