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Article: SCIENTISTS DISCOVER MORE, BUT ORIGIN OF LIFE REMAINS ELUSIVE THERE IS A GAP IN INFORMATION ON HOW LIFELESS MOLECULES BECAME LIVING CELLS.(FRONT)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- August 18, 2005
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Byline: ROBERT S. BOYD Knight Ridder Newspapers
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYO. -- Scientists who are trying to figure out the origin of life on Earth are getting nearer to their goal, but they concede that they may never solve this profound mystery. A crucial gap remains between the time when nothing was alive and the arrival of the first living creature.
Geologists recently have learned more about the conditions on our planet that could have made life possible as long as 4 billion years ago. And thanks to the DNA revolution, biologists now can trace the development of modern organisms -- ranging from simpler forms such as mushrooms and flowers to more ...
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