New research zeroes in on how lightning strikes may have served as a vital spark, transforming the atmosphere of early Earth into a hotbed of chemical activity. In the study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of Harvard scientists identified lightning-induced plasma electrochemistry as a potential source of reactive carbon and nitrogen compounds necessary for the emergence and survival of early life.
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Shades of Harold Urey!!!! News from, ah, about 1955. OK, to be fair this is probably an extension of that work, but really...this is the epitome of today's science. Button counting and bean sorting without being either innovative or creative. Literally the subject of 1960's high school science fair projects with better analytical methods.
ReplyDeleteThey've managed to create the proto-chemicals and such, but so far no amount of zapping has resulted in the creation of proto-life, let alone life.
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