Life from mica?

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Life from mica?

Socrates II — 12/5/2007 3:18:20 PM (archived)

New hypothesis for origin of life proposed

PhysOrg.com Dec. 4, 2007

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Life may have begun in the
protected spaces inside of layers of
the mineral mica, in ancient oceans,
according to a new hypothesis by
Helen Hansma, a research scientist
with the University of California,
Santa Barbara. Photo of mica from an
abandoned mica mine, with brown
bands of organic material (Helen
Greenwood Hansma, UC Santa...

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Are Aliens Among Us? - Socrates II - 11/30/2007 9:39:15 PM
- re: Are Aliens Among Us? - Robert Clark - 12/1/2007 9:51:58 PM
- Most Earthlike... - Raoul - 11/30/2007 9:57:21 PM
  - The most Earthlike place anywhere in the universe is the Earth. - Jacob Samorodin - 12/1/2007 8:22:39 PM
    - Natural selection is the antithesis of chance - Raoul - 12/1/2007 8:40:30 PM
      - re: Natural selection is the antithesis of chance - andrew - 12/2/2007 10:54:28 PM
        
        If humans can't find a reason for something, then it must be God! - Socrates II - 12/4/2007 3:28:26 PM
        
        That's what's called "the God of the Gaps" (n/t) - Raoul - 12/4/2007 6:17:13 PM
  - re: Most Earthlike... - Hans - 12/1/2007 7:41:01 AM
    - Liquid Crystal Life - Socrates II - 12/3/2007 5:39:32 PM
      - Habitable Climates - Socrates II - 12/4/2007 3:32:24 PM
        
        Life from mica? - Socrates II - 12/5/2007 3:18:20 PM
        
        Could We Detect Plants on other Planets? - Socrates II - 12/6/2007 3:15:50 PM

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