«According to our data, the interaction between rock and water on Mars happened in the 45 times stronger than on Earth, and the concentration of phosphate in the humid environment of Mars is approximately two times higher than in the earth. This, we believe, has accelerated the emergence of life ».
blockquote> Lisa Grossman, one of the scientists involved in this problem, in an interview with «New Scientist» stated that there are two competing theories about the appearance of living organisms on Mars:
"According to the chemist Steve Benner from the Institute of Science and Technology Vesthaymera in Gainesville, USA, the atmosphere of Mars previously full of oxygen which enters the reaction with boron and molybdenum - these compounds can serve as a catalyst for chemical processes, which led eventually to the emergence of RNA molecules, and then meteorite "delivered" to the Earth. This Bennett believes that the origin of life occurred not in the water, as an RNA molecule under the influence of H2O are rapidly destroyed. Other researchers, such as Christopher Adcock, believe that there is life in the water of dissolved phosphate minerals, but does not explain why in this case RNA molecules were destroyed ».
blockquote> While the "Martians" are arguing about the origin of life on the Red Planet, and the method of its delivery to the Earth, other scientists this year already can not answer the main question: how is it that of inanimate chemical elements were living organisms?
via factroom.ru