- The laser-zapping produced all four chemical bases needed to make RNA, a simpler relative of DNA, the blueprint of life
- Scientists have been able to make these RNA bases other ways, using chemical mixes and pressure, but this is the first experiment to test the theory that the energy from a space crash could trigger the crucial chemical reaction
- Outside experts were divided about the importance of the experiment.
Scientists Re-Create What May Be Life's First Spark
12. 9. 14 by Radu Serban