One life's greatest mysteries may finally have been solved. Scientists believe they have unlocked the conundrum the age-old question whether the chicken or the egg came first. This problem has baffled great minds centuries. However, researchers the University Geneva believe they have cracked this philosophical mystery. They suggest the egg came first. The scientists studied a tiny marine organism called Chromosphaera perkinsii. This single-celled species dates back a billion years. The researchers found it can form multicellular structures which are similar to animal embryos. This means there was no need a prehistoric chicken to lay an egg.
Researcher Marine Olivetta told "Nature Journal" that Chromosphaera perkinskii was first discovered 2017 the coast Hawaii. She said it has offered many insights ancient life forms. She said: "It's fascinating that a species discovered so recently allows us to go back time a billion years." The researcher suggested that the genetics egg fertilization and embryonic development were present before animal life existed. This means nature could have created eggs long before evolution "invented chickens". A more straightforward answer to the chicken and egg problem is that chickens came existence 10,000 years ago, whereas eggs have existed millions of years.
