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The origin of life, panspermia and a proposal to seed the Universe

2008-12-01

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Although the origin of life is experimentally elusive, the commonality of the genetic code is well established, as is the presence of life on Earth early in the planet's history. Spontaneous generation of life has not been documented, but life's ability to travel through space (at least for short distances) is clear from human exploration of the solar system, which has carried men to Earth's moon and microbial sto...

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Literature Corpus work: 0c9131ae-e624-5977-beab-dddd7adf2aca
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2008.08.007

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