Red Dust In Planet-forming Disk May Harbor Precursors To Life

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ScienceDaily (Jan. 3, 2008) — Astronomers at the Carnegie Institution have found the first indications of highly complex organic molecules in the disk of red dust surrounding a distant star. The eight-million-year-old star, known as HR 4796A, is inferred to be in the late stages of planet formation, suggesting that the basic building blocks of life may be common in planetary systems.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080103132303.htm

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Life is likely ubiquitous in the universe. Evolution is the cornerstone paradigm for understanding life here on Earth and elsewhere. It needs to be taught in schools, regardless of religious sensitivities.