GEOCHEMISTRY:
The Oldest Fossil or Just Another Rock?
John M. Eiler
Recent evidence strengthens the case for signs of ancient life in rocks from Akilia, Greenland, but important questions remain.
The author is in the Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA. E-mail: eiler{at}gps.caltech.edu