Thursday, 29 August 2013
Earthlings are really Martians, says new theory
ADP_PARIS: Life on Earth was kick-started thanks to a key mineral deposited by a meteorite from Mars, according to a novel theory aired on Thursday.The vital ingredient was an oxidised mineral form of the element molybdenum, which helped prevent carbon molecules -- the building blocks of life -- from degrading into a tar-like goo.The idea comes from Steven Benner, a professor at the Westheimer Institute for Science and Technology in Gainesville, Florida, who was to present it at an
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