(I believe Gunter Wachtershauser is a patent attorney. In ways reminiscent
of many scientists' responses to Phil Johnson, I believe many pass his work
through a higher degree of skepticism simply because they fear his legal
training may make him persuasive beyond what his evidence and theories
deserve.)
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/space/9807/30/origins.reut/
Tiny excerpt:
Studies point to space as origin of life's seeds
July 30, 1998
Web posted at: 11:12 p.m. EDT (0312 GMT)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Three studies published Thursday cast more light on
how life originated on Earth, painting a picture in which space dust
provided the seeds, and a warm, volcanic environment supplied the incubator.