Re: Miller on Submarine Vents


"Robert Maas, see http://tinyurl.com/uh3t"; <rem642b@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:d9o3nb$1f7$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > From: "Perplexed in Peoria" <jimmenegay@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > My point (and Miller's, I believe) is that the temperatures deep in
> > the vents are high enough to drive the system to chemical
> > equilibrium, so there won't be any complex organics in the vent fluid.
>
> Yes, however the fact that today there's a rich community of organisms
> feeding off such vents must show you that you somehow have overlooked
> something?

Not at all. I am assuming that the base of the food chain in vent
communities is autotrophic. If you have reason to believe otherwise,
I would like to see your evidence.


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