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In Science, Endless Competing Models Are a Warning Sign

Some of us are old enough to remember when the origin of life was a question that science would answer — soon. But that was hundreds of promising theories ago. Read More ›
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On Origin of Life, Scientific American Starts Sober, Quickly Relapses into Speculation

A proposal by University of Washington planetary scientist David Catling addresses what origin-of-life researchers call the phosphate problem. Read More ›

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