An idea, with ancient roots, according to which life arrives, ready-made, on the surface of planets from space.
1 Anaxagoras is said to have spoken of the 'seeds of life' from which all organisms derive. Panspermia began to assume a more scientific form through the proposals of...
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The hypothetical doctrine of the omnipresence of minute forms and spores of animal and vegetable life, thus accounting for apparent spontaneous generation. ... Origin: pan-+ G. Sperma, seed ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: pan-sper′mē-ă, -sper′mă-tizm Definitions: 1. The hypothetical doctrine of the omnipresence of minute forms and spores of animal and vegetable life, thus accounting for apparent spontaneous generation.
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