Clay May Have Been The Birthplace of Life

[knocker]

Clay, a seemingly infertile blend of minerals, might have been the birthplace of life on Earth. Or at least of the complex biochemicals that make life possible, Cornell University biological engineers report in the Nov. 7 online issue of the journal Scientific Reports, published by Nature Publishing.

 

 

http://astrobiology.com/2013/11/clay-may-have-been-the-birthplace-of-life.html

[Jax]

Good and interesting article there, thanks for sharing

 

To make the process useful for producing large quantities of proteins, as in drug manufacturing, you need a lot of hydrogel, so the researchers set out to find a cheaper way to make it. Postdoctoral researcher Dayong Yang noticed that clay formed a hydrogel. Why consider clay? "It's dirt cheap," said Luo. Better yet, it turned out unexpectedly that using clay enhanced protein production.

 

[Methuselah]

Are we all descended from Morph?

[Jax]

Are we all descended from Morph?

And is coming back

 

 

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1961548517/all-new-adventures-of-morph-from-aardman-animation

[frogesque]

Sounds Biblicle!