Meteorites 'could have carried nitrogen to Earth'

[Ichingcarpenter]

The research could bolster those who think meteors and comets provided vital ingredients for life on Earth


A meteorite found in Antarctica could lend weight to the argument that life on Earth might have been kick-started from space, scientists are claiming.
Chemical analysis of the meteorite shows it to be rich in the gas ammonia.It contains the element nitrogen, found in the proteins and DNA that form the basis of life as we know it.


"One of the problems with early biology on the early Earth is you need abundant nitrogen for all these prebiological processes to happen - and of course nitrogen is in ammonia.
"A lot of the evidence shows that ammonia was not present in much abundance in the early Earth, so where did it come from?"



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12597564

[Kolesar]

1. So, if you do stay out in the cold, you will catch ammonia.

My grandma was right

[Pab Sungenis]

2. And who will the fundies say sent the meteors?

Jesus, obviously.