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jbattle on Aug 20, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Scientists find traces of sea plankton on ISS surf...

That sounds suspiciously like spontaneous generation - what is the actual theory?

giarc on Aug 21, 2014 | [–]

Did some research as it seems people don't like it when you don't have citations.

A Dutch researcher named Baas Becker wrote in 1934 "Everything is everywhere, but the environment selects".

giarc on Aug 20, 2014 | [–]

Not sure I ever read about it in a textbook... more of a micro professional talked about it so I can't provide a source.

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