Earth's mass extinction - Peter Ward
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Asteroid strikes get all the coverage, but "Medea Hypothesis" author Peter Ward argues that most of Earth's mass extinctions were caused by lowly bacteria. The culprit, a poison called hydrogen sulfide, may have an interesting application in medicine.
Explain how hydrogen sulfide can save numerous lives from the battlefield to those severely attacked by a shark.
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