Don't believe that whole "men are from Mars, women are from Venus" trope. New evidence seems to support the theory that we're all from the red planet.
For decades, some scientists have postulated that life started on Mars, with experts pointing to the ability of bacteria to withstand harsh conditions as evidence. While the theory that such bacteria hitched a ride on a meteorite and made their way to Earth may seem far-fetched, the idea has gained support from new research unveiled this week at the 2013 Goldschmidt Conference in Italy.
"The evidence seems to be building that we are actually all Martians; that life started on Mars and came to Earth on a rock," Dr. Steven Benner of the Westheimer Institute for Science and Technology said in a statement issued before his presentation at the annual geochemistry colloquium. The institute is located in Gainesville, Fla.
In Florence on Thursday, Benner is expected to report that the oxidized mineral form of the chemical element molybdenum may have been a key to the origin of life. Molybdenum is believed not to have been present on Earth at the time life originated.
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