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Topic started on 17-1-2007 @ 03:59 PM by Sanitys Last Day
I was scanning the net and came across an article that I found very interesting. It is from 2003, but I have never heard about this before. Scientists conducting experiments on conditions which existed before life was here on earth found some interesting things.

The researchers studied environmental conditions similar to those that existed on the Earth before life began, when the planet was enveloped in electric storms that caused ionised gases called plasmas to form in the atmosphere.


Physicists have created blobs of gaseous plasma that can grow, replicate and communicate - fulfilling most of the traditional requirements for biological cells. Without inherited material they cannot be described as alive, but the researchers believe these curious spheres may offer a radical new explanation for how life began.


The scientists are saying that life may not have formed over millions of years but could potentially have been created within a few milliseconds.

Most biologists think living cells arose out of a complex and lengthy evolution of chemicals that took millions of years, beginning with simple molecules through amino acids, primitive proteins and finally forming an organised structure. But if Mircea Sanduloviciu and his colleagues at Cuza University in Romania are right, the theory may have to be completely revised. They say cell-like self-organisation can occur in a few microseconds.


What do you guys think? Could this really be the origins of life on earth and elsewhere in the universe? Could this help us to rethink other life forms that may still exist somewhere in the vast regions of space? I want everyone to think outside the box as far as what this could potentially mean. All questions and comments are welcome.

Full article is linked below (assuming I did the link properly).

Plasma blobs hint at new form of life


reply posted on 19-1-2007 @ 04:49 PM by kode
I was just wondering [as you do] Sanitys Last Day did you get a look at the dark matter recently generated by nasa in 3d Astronomers Create 3D Map of Dark Matter [From ATS]. To me the dark matter looked a little like plasma, but then im not sure what plasma looks like. Just thought i would throw it in here anyway. What do you think?


reply posted on 23-1-2007 @ 12:43 AM by Astyanax
Originally posted by DarkSide
So plasma could become solid?

No, plasma cannot become solid. The old-fashioned, clear-cut concept of three (or four) states of matter has now got a bit confused, but plasma is still plasma and cannot become a solid without ceasing to be plasma.

The page Dae quoted explains the situation but -- beware -- is also likely to confuse you if your basic physics knowledge is limited:

Metals consist of positive atoms that are surrounded by a "gas" of free electrons. Metals conduct electricity because these electrons can move. The positive atoms or ions cannot move. Metals are sort of a solid plasma. The difference between a gas plasma and metal is that even if a metal is cooled to near absolute zero, the electrons stay free, so a metal is not a real plasma.

As I said before, the plasma blobs mentioned by the OP bear no relation to our understanding of how life evolved on Earth. They are, however, fascinating in what they suggest about the possibility of life (of a different kind) evolving in environments that would be utterly hostile to life on Earth, such as in the photospheres of stars, the magnetospheres of gas giants, etc.

Perhaps the New Horizons probe, which will investigate Jupiter's 'long tail' of magnetosphere in February before heading out to Pluto, will have some surprises in store for us.

[edit on 23-1-2007 by Astyanax]


reply posted on 5-4-2007 @ 11:14 PM by C.H.U.D.
Originally posted by Dae
Thats pretty much what I think and what the UK government thinks too. You should have a look at this thread if you havnt already Plasma-based life & UFOs.


It's been a while coming, but thanks for that link Dae. I'm not sure that it explains all the things going on up there, but it's a start. Check out this ATS thread, where there is a bit more speculation.
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