Cosmic 'DNA'

Cosmic 'DNA': Double Helix Spotted in Space

Magnetic forces at the center of the galaxy have twisted a nebula into the shape of DNA, a new study reveals.

The double helix shape is commonly seen inside living organisms, but this is the first time it has been observed in the cosmos.

"Nobody has ever seen anything like that before in the cosmic realm," said the study's lead author Mark Morris of UCLA. "Most nebulae are either spiral galaxies full of stars or formless amorphous conglomerations of dust and gas—space weather. What we see indicates a high degree of order.

"These observations, made with NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, are detailed in the March 16 issue of the journal Nature."

Maybe we finally have a picture of the "creator" here... At any rate we do have another example of how the universe continues to amaze us, the more we learn about it.

Here is Something Far Out!

I mean really far out- biological "cells" that appear to lack DNA, but are able to reproduce:

The Red Rain of Kerala

The red rain fell in India in 2001. The rain particles have the appearence of cells, but lacking DNA (apparently), are thought to possibly be extraterrestrial in origin, most likely from the debris of a comet.

This could lend support to the idea of "panspermia"- that life was seeded on Earth from elsewhere.

This is definitely an interesting story which I will be hoping to follow and hear more about.