Mimicking an impact on Earth’s early atmosphere yields all 4 RNA bases

Re:Mimicking an impact on Earth’s early atmosphere yields al... by rebootthesystem on Thursday April 13, 2017 @02:19PM (#14109555)

Good comment, but I'll nit-pick this statement:

> When I picture life arising from nothing

Please don't. Life didn't arise from nothing. That would be like saying "When I picture a supernatural entity creating life".

The rest of your post sounds interesting though. Can't comment on that, not my field.

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Re:Mimicking an impact on Earth’s early atmosphere yields al... by saganus on Thursday April 13, 2017 @02:29PM (#14109651)

I think the parent meant it more like, life arose out of no-life.

Or in othet words, there was "stuff" that wasn't alive and then something happened and life was formed. Instead of "there was this absolute void thennlife was formed".

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Re:Mimicking an impact on Earth’s early atmosphere yields al... by rebootthesystem on Thursday April 13, 2017 @03:55PM (#14110410)

I know. I know. That's why I called it a nit pick. Judging from the down votes I guess people don't have a sense of humor. It's OK. People gotta chill.

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