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Thread #88162 Message #1651472
Posted By: Paul Burke
19-Jan-06 - 07:12 AM
Thread Name: BS: Comet Dust..bad idea?
Subject: RE: BS: Comet Dust..bad idea?
There's no need for a theory like that. Things are quite capable of evolving just with cosmic rays, natural radiatioactivity, chemical mutagens, copying failures, etc. that can be demonstrated in the lab. Since we get about 15000 tonnes a year of space muck entering the atmosphere, a few tens of grams isn't likely to make much difference.