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Computer Simulations Suggest Building blocks of Life Didn't Arrive
Computer Simulations Suggest Building Blocks of Life Didn't Arrive on Prehistoric Comets
TL;DRComputer models suggest comets probably didn't deliver life's building blocks to early Earth.
Why it matters: Challenges a decades-old origin-of-life theory; reshapes how we think about Earth's chemical history.
CNN reports: The popular theory that comets were crucial in kick-starting life on Earth billions of years ago may not hold up, according to new computer simulations that counter decades of scientific thinking. The finding suggests the fragile organic molecules supposedly carried…
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