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- noun A variation of the
panspermia hypothesis that posits thatlife onEarth derived fromdegraded genetic material that originated from otherplanets .
Etymologies
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necro- + panspermia
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Space Science Reviews, Wesson argues that even if the actual microbes are dead on arrival, the information they carry could allow life to rise from the charred remains, an idea he calls necropanspermia.
Wired Top Stories Lisa Grossman 2010
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