Who says life started out as protiens and cells? Most biologists these days think it started out as something far simpler, perhaps just a few molecules capable of replicating themselves.
Also notice that the headline used the word created?
The right conditions (which happen to be quite common in deep space) were created (simulated?), and the amino acids formed.
I'm fairly impressed by this, it seems like quite a blow to all of the creationist's arguments against a natural origin for life.
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Who says life started out as protiens and cells? Most biologists these days think it started out as something far simpler, perhaps just a few molecules capable of replicating themselves.
Also notice that the headline used the word created?
The right conditions (which happen to be quite common in deep space) were created (simulated?), and the amino acids formed.
I'm fairly impressed by this, it seems like quite a blow to all of the creationist's arguments against a natural origin for life.