Crafoord Prize in Geosciences 2022

Andrew Knoll is awarded the Crafoord Prize in Geosciences 2022. He receives the prize for his studies of life's earliest history.

Andrew Knoll has depicted the first three billion years of life on Earth using his studies of microfossils and innovative methods to illuminate their biochemical evolution. In recognition of his work, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is awarding him the Crafoord Prize in Geosciences for 2022, worth six million Swedish kronor.

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