Who popularized the theory of panspermia?
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Who popularized the theory of panspermia?
Panspermia:
Panspermia came from the Ancient Greek terms of pan or all and sperma or seed. Panspermia hypothesizes that life came from bacteria complete with their DNA that came from comets, space dust and meteoroids.
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View this answerThe ancient Greek philosopher Anaxagoras form 5th c BC was the first documented mention of panspermia as a concept. A more scientific approach to...
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