In an article over on sciam, researchers have found that meteor-like impacts can also catalyze the formation of life’s chemical precursors.This could be in contradiction or in complement to asteroids and comets being the delivery vehicle for such molecules.
In a great example of how science corrects its own errors is this recent article in the New York Times showing that recent studies indicate that the early earth may have been more hospitable to life than originally thought. It’s a clear example of how, when backed by evidence long-held scientific “truths” can be overturned when one follows the proper process of evidence, study and review.
According to this article on ScienceNOW, a molecule of glycolaldehyde (an essential molecule in the formation of ribose, one of the constituents of RNA) has been discovered in a a massive star-forming region in the Milky Way.
Eli, Lamar and Joe introduce themselves and talk briefly about their history. In the news they cover machete wielding Muslims, Crackergaters, the DNC, the Colonels 11 secret herbs and spices vs omnipotence and a certain youth pastor who rues the day they invented the camcorder. You personally will rue the day they invented Bud Lite commercials. *ominous eyebrow wiggling*
The last half of the show is on the topic of abiogenesis and is hosted by Eli. He leads an interesting discussion on this frontier of chemistry and biology. Lamar gives us a brief primer for next show in which the charioteers will discuss creation mythology.
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