New hypothesis for origin of life proposed
http://www.physorg.com/news115988029.html

University of California - Santa Barbara, PhysOrg.com


This is a popular press article about the Hansma mica hypothesis for the origin of life. It briefly explains the possible chemistry of biomolecule (RNA, protein) creation in mica layers. There is a toolbox that provides tools to save, print, share, or comment on the article, as well as a comments section that can be filtered according to user ratings of the comments.


Subject: Biology:Microbiology, Biology, Chemistry, Biology:Evolution:Processes, Biology:Molecular Biology, Astrobiology, Biogeochemistry, Evolution
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Scientific Resources
Grade Level: General Public, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:BiogeoscienceKeywords: origin of life, mica, biomolecules