[HN Gopher] The Secret Life of Deep Sea Vents
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       The Secret Life of Deep Sea Vents
        
       Author : dnetesn
       Score  : 20 points
       Date   : 2023-07-14 11:49 UTC (3 days ago)
        
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       | YarickR2 wrote:
       | I'm reading Rifters cycle by Peter Watts (of Blindsight fame) ,
       | and this article scratches my fear and excitement itch in all the
       | right places
        
       | version_five wrote:
       | https://archive.md/u62YE
        
       | raz32dust wrote:
       | The article does not touch upon this, but there is a fascinating
       | theory that life on earth originated in deep sea vents. Highly
       | recommend reading the very accessible "The Vital Question" by
       | Nick Lane for more on this.
        
         | basementcat wrote:
         | This is one of the reasons why a conservative Texas politician
         | spent tremendous amounts of political capital shoveling money
         | to California.
         | 
         | https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/03/inside-nasas-daring-...
        
       | gala8y wrote:
       | highly recommended channel on YT:
       | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG5_BraUMNcluZPZ__oOeKg
        
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