Re: Comet probes reveal evidence of origin of life, scientists claim

On Aug 16, 7:27 am, bshaw.i...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe and colleagues at the University's
Centre for Astrobiology have long argued the case for panspermia - the
theory that life began inside comets and then spread to habitable
planets across the galaxy. A recent BBC Horizon documentary traced the
development of the theory. From where can I get the original paper?
Please help

This one is more recent than the other reference I posted, might be
what you seek:
http://www.astrobiology.cf.ac.uk/Cryobiology.pdf

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