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From: phil@amd.UUCP (Phil Ngai)
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Subject: Re: If you've got the time
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Date: Sun, 29-Jul-84 01:50:08 EDT
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What makes you think that only one combination of amino acids is
tried each second? With the whole earth as a test tube, it would not
be unreasonable to imagine billions being tried each second.
Remember Avogadro's number? 6 X 10E23 molecules in each mole of gas.
How many water molecules do you think there are in the oceans?

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