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The 'Last Chance Lake' in Canada's British Columbia province contains the highest levels of concentrated phosphate ever recorded in any natural body of water on Earth. The shallow body of water reportedly contains precise blend of chemicals that could point to origin of life on Earth.
The salty body of water situated on volcanic rock is much like the carbonate-rich lakes in ancient Earth that could have been a "cradle of life", according to a study.
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Unraveling where life on Earth began involves figuring out where the molecules that make up life come from. A shallow, salty body of water could hold answers.