Entropy Hurdles Spontaneous Origin of Life; Panspermia Emerges as an Open, Speculative Alternative

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Robert Endres and his team argue that spontaneous formation of the first cell on early Earth is unlikely because reactive molecules degrade quickly and entropy makes organization improbable, so panspermia remains a plausible but unsettled alternative, while other research suggests a late water-rich impact may have helped create life-friendly conditions and the origin of life remains an open question about how life began or spread between worlds.