How did life on Earth originate?

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After the detonation test the steel container has been destroyed by the massive shock waves. However the canister in the center which contains the microorganisms between the two stone plates is still intact. Fraunhofer EMI
After the detonation test, the steel container has been destroyed by the massive shock waves. However, the canister in the center which contains the microorganisms between the two stone plates is still intact. © Fraunhofer EMI

Did life arrive from space? Rather than developing here, could the first life forms have been catapulted to Earth on a chunk of rock from outer space? Investigations show that microbes are capable of surviving just such a journey.


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