If the meteorites were found on earth, couldn't the fossils stem from local bacteria? Maybe the meteorite hit earth a long time ago, long enough so fossils could form.
Even assuming the possibility of bacteria contagion from Earth the question remains how the biological remain appears to contain no nitrogen, an essential building block to life as we know it.
This should be possible to determine. We should wait for a verification/reproduction of this study which will undoubtedly follow given the claims made.
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If the meteorites were found on earth, couldn't the fossils stem from local bacteria? Maybe the meteorite hit earth a long time ago, long enough so fossils could form.
Apparently the CI chondrites class of meteorites are rare, all having fallen within around 200 years (oldest find in 1806).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CI_chondrite
Even assuming the possibility of bacteria contagion from Earth the question remains how the biological remain appears to contain no nitrogen, an essential building block to life as we know it.
This should be possible to determine. We should wait for a verification/reproduction of this study which will undoubtedly follow given the claims made.
The paper talks about that in length, and why he thinks that's not what happened. Obvious question is obvious.