Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
panspermatism .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun biology The
doctrine of thewidespread distribution ofgerms , from which under favorable circumstancesbacteria may develop. - noun biology The doctrine that all
organisms must come fromliving parents ;biogenesis .
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Examples
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Look, Dawkins has admitted that something like directed panspermy is plausible.
Dawkins and ID 2008
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I'm not saying that Dawkins should now be focusing on one sci-fi idea (directed panspermy) in place of another (the original Self-Replicator).
Dawkins and ID 2008
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My ID hypotheses are also consistent with directed panspermy and I am not sure what sense of purpose I would get out of that.
Cleaning Up The Mess 2007
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He took a lively interest in various branches of physics, as illustrated by his theory of the importance of the CO2-content of the atmosphere for the climate, his discussion of the possibility that radiation pressure might enable the spreading of living spores through the universe (panspermy) and by his various contributions to our knowledge of the northern lights.
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