Panspermia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Panspermia is a noun meaning (biology) The hypothesis that microorganisms may transmit life from outer space to habitable bodies; or the process of such transmission.
Meaning
(biology) The hypothesis that microorganisms may transmit life from outer space to habitable bodies; or the process of such transmission.
Example Sentences
Lederberg's ideas were tinged with Cold War paranoia. In his hands, panspermia came to resemble horizontal gene transfer on a cosmic scale.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include necropanspermia, panspermy, lithopanspermia, panspermism, panspermatism, exogenesis.
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