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| Archer |
 Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 9:46 am |
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I am attempting to formulate a fictional scenario in which an ALH84001-like
specimen (similar in all respects to that meteorite as to age, gas bubbles,
etc.) turns out to contain organic compounds very close to the structure of the
nucleic acids and amino acids--so close, in fact, as to amount to "a germ
waiting to happen," as a headline might put it.
In attempting a geobiologist's description of the imaginary specimen, I have
studied enough introductory material to know that I am way out of my depth.
My approach is the same as a male's approach to clothing: The object isn't so
much to make me look great as it is to keep me from looking stupid. If anyone
could suggest a few key phrases or concepts, I would be grateful.
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| jacques jedwab |
| Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 10:59 am |
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In article <20031209094650.01726.00000423@mb-m18.aol.com>,
archer070@aol.com (Archer) wrote:
Quote: I am attempting to formulate a fictional scenario in which an ALH84001-like
specimen (similar in all respects to that meteorite as to age, gas bubbles,
etc.) turns out to contain organic compounds very close to the structure
of the
nucleic acids and amino acids--so close, in fact, as to amount to "a germ
waiting to happen," as a headline might put it.
In attempting a geobiologist's description of the imaginary specimen, I have
studied enough introductory material to know that I am way out of my depth.
My approach is the same as a male's approach to clothing: The object isn't so
much to make me look great as it is to keep me from looking stupid. If anyone
could suggest a few key phrases or concepts, I would be grateful.
See: Charles Fort: "The book of the damned": plenty of creazy sentences on
organisms, steel fabrics and coal falling from the sky. And you get as
bonuses several episodes of blood and frog rains.
More serious source for all aspects of organic and mineral chemistry: B.
Nagy: "Carbonaceous meteorites", Elsevier, 1975, 747 pp. But much less
funny than C. Fort!...
There were also several books in the 1870's (Lokyer, Hahn, Voigt,...) on
extraterrestrial seeding (pro et contra) of the earth.
J.J. |
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| George |
| Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 11:24 am |
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"Archer" <archer070@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20031209094650.01726.00000423@mb-m18.aol.com...
Quote: I am attempting to formulate a fictional scenario in which an
ALH84001-like
specimen (similar in all respects to that meteorite as to age, gas
bubbles,
etc.) turns out to contain organic compounds very close to the structure
of the
nucleic acids and amino acids--so close, in fact, as to amount to "a germ
waiting to happen," as a headline might put it.
In attempting a geobiologist's description of the imaginary specimen, I
have
studied enough introductory material to know that I am way out of my
depth.
My approach is the same as a male's approach to clothing: The object isn't
so
much to make me look great as it is to keep me from looking stupid. If
anyone
could suggest a few key phrases or concepts, I would be grateful.
Yeah. Can you say "andromeda strain"? |
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| Edward Hennessey |
| Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 11:21 pm |
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"jacques jedwab" <jjedwab@ulb.ac.be> wrote in message
news:jjedwab-2708562056430001@geochim-mac2.ulb.ac.be...
Quote: See: Charles Fort: "The book of the damned": plenty of creazy sentences on
organisms, steel fabrics and coal falling from the sky. And you get as
bonuses several episodes of blood and frog rains.
Sounds like wild reading.
You might want to search on "panspermia" or "galactic seed cloud". Let us
know
if you find anything entertaining or enlightening.
Regards,
Edward Hennessey |
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| SScrupulouSS |
| Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2003 1:08 am |
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GWB...Carte Blanche
George wrote:
Quote: "Archer" <archer070@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20031209094650.01726.00000423@mb-m18.aol.com...
I am attempting to formulate a fictional scenario in which an
ALH84001-like
specimen (similar in all respects to that meteorite as to age, gas
bubbles,
etc.) turns out to contain organic compounds very close to the structure
of the
nucleic acids and amino acids--so close, in fact, as to amount to "a germ
waiting to happen," as a headline might put it.
In attempting a geobiologist's description of the imaginary specimen, I
have
studied enough introductory material to know that I am way out of my
depth.
My approach is the same as a male's approach to clothing: The object isn't
so
much to make me look great as it is to keep me from looking stupid. If
anyone
could suggest a few key phrases or concepts, I would be grateful.
Yeah. Can you say "andromeda strain"? |
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| SScrupulouSS |
| Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2003 7:34 am |
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Austo Hungarian Consulate is My representative...in the Globe Building
George wrote:
Quote: "Archer" <archer070@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20031209094650.01726.00000423@mb-m18.aol.com...
I am attempting to formulate a fictional scenario in which an
ALH84001-like
specimen (similar in all respects to that meteorite as to age, gas
bubbles,
etc.) turns out to contain organic compounds very close to the structure
of the
nucleic acids and amino acids--so close, in fact, as to amount to "a germ
waiting to happen," as a headline might put it.
In attempting a geobiologist's description of the imaginary specimen, I
have
studied enough introductory material to know that I am way out of my
depth.
My approach is the same as a male's approach to clothing: The object isn't
so
much to make me look great as it is to keep me from looking stupid. If
anyone
could suggest a few key phrases or concepts, I would be grateful.
Yeah. Can you say "andromeda strain"? |
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| George |
| Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2003 7:47 am |
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"SScrupulouSS" <SS@sss.sss.sss> wrote in message
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Quote: Austo Hungarian Consulate is My representative...in the Globe Building
George wrote:
Go drown in the Rhine, JPT! |
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