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| − | '''Leslie Orgel''' was a [[scientist]] who was active in research into atheistic theories of the origin of life. He was a [[biochemist]] whose research included the structure of [[RNA]] and [[DNA]]. He was on the faculty of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in San Diego. <ref name="nytimes.com"> | + | '''Leslie Orgel''' was a [[scientist]] who was active in research into atheistic theories of the origin of life. He was a [[biochemist]] whose research included the structure of [[RNA]] and [[DNA]]. He was on the faculty of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in San Diego. <ref name="nytimes.com">https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/05/us/05orgel.html</ref> |
During his career, he proposed the hypothesis of [[Panspermia]], that life on Earth may have come from space. | During his career, he proposed the hypothesis of [[Panspermia]], that life on Earth may have come from space. | ||
Latest revision as of 18:06, September 26, 2018
Leslie Orgel was a scientist who was active in research into atheistic theories of the origin of life. He was a biochemist whose research included the structure of RNA and DNA. He was on the faculty of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in San Diego. [1]
During his career, he proposed the hypothesis of Panspermia, that life on Earth may have come from space.
He died on October 27, 2007 of pancreatic cancer.