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10-21-2009, 06:16 PM
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My Mood:  SLShopper Ads: 3 SL Join Date: 25 July 2004   | Was our oldest ancestor a proton-powered rock? An interesting proposal for a mechanism for abiogenesis: Was our oldest ancestor a proton-powered rock? - life - 19 October 2009 - New Scientist |
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10-21-2009, 09:57 PM
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| Bottom line: If this hypothesis or something like it is true, life can and likely will arise spontaneously anywhere in the universe where the required minerals exist together under liquid water. So I guess we have company. |
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10-25-2009, 01:34 PM
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| is a pussy. 
lickin' ur status
| This was really a fascinating read. And the related article, "How life evolved: 10 steps to the first cells" How life evolved: 10 steps to the first cells - 14 October 2009 - New Scientist
__________________ "To begin with," said the Cat, "a dog's not mad. You grant that?" "I suppose so," said Alice. "Well, then," the Cat went on, "you see, a dog growls when it's angry, and wags its tail when it's pleased. Now I growl when I'm pleased, and wag my tail when I'm angry. Therefore I'm mad." "I call it purring, not growling," said Alice. "Call it what you like," said the Cat. |
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