A Romp Into Theories of the Cradle of Life

February 22, 2011

"Two dozen chemists, geologists, biologists, planetary scientists and physicists gathered here recently to ponder where and what Eden might have been. Over a long weekend they plastered the screen in their conference room with intricate chemical diagrams through which electrons bounced in a series of interactions like marbles rattling up and down and over bridges through one of those child’s toys, transferring energy, taking care of the business of nascent life…"

A Romp Into Theories of the Cradle of Life by Dennis Overbye, New York Times, February 21, 2011