Did Life Emerge In Ponds Rather Than Ocean Vents? 97
ananyo writes "The prevailing scientific view holds that life began in hydrothermal vents in the deep sea. But a controversial study (abstract) suggests that inland pools of condensed and cooled geothermal vapor have the ideal characteristics for the origin of life. The study hinges on the observation that the composition of the cytoplasm of modern cells is very different to that of seawater. On the other hand, the mix of metal ions in cytoplasm is (almost exclusively) found where where hot hydrothermal fluid brings the ions to the surface — places such as geysers and mud pots. There are a number of problems with the study, however — for instance, a lack of land 4 billion years ago would have made it difficult for life to start in such pools."
My grandpa wasn't a monkey, or pond scum! (Score:5, Funny)
First you college boys, with your fancy book smarts, try to tell me my grandpa was a monkey. Now you're calling him pond scum! Jesus will make you commie elitists pay when you die!
Spoilers (Score:5, Funny)
Re:My grandpa wasn't a monkey, or pond scum! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:My grandpa wasn't a monkey, or pond scum! (Score:0, Funny)
Better than going to hell because of taking a human-written book as the word of God. He really doesn't like it if you put words in His mouth.
Re:No (Score:1, Funny)
Ponds at the time were not powerful enough to run Forth. Only ocean vents had enough power for the early Forth implementations.
OMG (Score:4, Funny)
Re:My grandpa wasn't a monkey, or pond scum! (Score:4, Funny)
You didn't know that Jesus posts as Anonymous Coward?
Re:All Good Things... (Score:4, Funny)
There are those who believe that life here began out there, far across the heavens with tribes of humans...
Re:My grandpa wasn't a monkey, or pond scum! (Score:5, Funny)