Computer Simulation shows DNA-esque formations
A computer simulation showed that dust in an environment of plasma and zero gravity will begin to form DNA like structures. Further more these DNA structures will incorporate less stable DNA structures from the surrounding environment. The results are in the Aug 14th issue of the New Journal of Physics. The simulation was done by a team of scientists including V.N. Tsytovich from the Russian academy of science and Gregor Morfill from the Institute of Extraterrestrial Physics in Germany. Some people are excited about these results, claiming that this shows the possible origins of life or possible that these structures are possibly the a more common form of life in the universe.
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I am an eighth grade physics student
Dear Mr.Morfill,
I am an eighth grade middle school student studying physics. I read the article about your simulation that can show if aliens can exist in the form of DNA- like dust, and was wowed beond belief. But I have a few questions.
1. How do you know that it is 100% accurate?
2. What would happen if you are right but the dust- like forms acctually invade earth?
I hope that yyou will respond. Thanks in advance!
Sincerely,
Rachel