Way way cool
Over at New Scientist there's a great article on how lab conditions give rise more easily to "living" stuff much much more easily than previously supposed.
As in, it's happened in a lab. Fairly quickly.
I know the hardcore creationists won't bother listening to this or have any idea what it implies, but for those of us who care about actual reality- it's just amazing.
Read the whole thing and see if it doesn't thrill you, too.