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WHEN in early days of the development of the earth its surface was covered with an aseptic solution of various organic compounds, these did not react in the same way as they would have done if certain enzymes, colloids and other complicated substances had already been present1. The very first impetus to further development had to be given from molecules, containing, for example, carbon and nitrogen in certain combinations. One possible way of combining nitrogen and carbon, not yet discussed in this connexion, may be found in conjunction with certain nuclear reactions, also prevalent in Nature at those early days.
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TANDBERG, J. Neutrons and the Origin of Life. Nature 142, 572 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/142572a0
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