Could life have started in a lump of ice?
Very cold ice films in laboratory reveal mysteries of universe.
Could life have started in a lump of ice?
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=26879
“The universe is full of water, mostly in the form of very cold ice
films deposited on interstellar dust particles, but until recently little
was known about the detailed small scale structure.
Now the latest quick freezing techniques coupled with sophisticated
scanning electron microscopy techniques, are allowing physicists to
create ice films in cold conditions similar to outer space and
observe the detailed molecular organisation, yielding clues to
fundamental questions including possibly the origin of life.â€