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Article: INVESTIGATORS STILL CLUELESS ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF LIFE: EXPERT
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- The Hindustan Times
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- December 31, 2008
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Dec. 31 -- Did life on Earth arrive from outer space or evolve from spontaneous interaction of simple molecules dissolved in the lakes or oceans of the prebiotic world?
"It is beyond the realms of science to pinpoint when and where precisely life had its beginning in the universe," and how it all began on Earth, says an Indian researcher after a detailed assessment of the prevailing theories on origin of life.
Ashwini Kumar Lal, Deputy Adviser to the Indian ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, examined over 60 relevant research papers in the fields of genetics, astrobiology, and space science before ...
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