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New study casts doubt on theory about the role comets played in kick-starting life on Earth

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By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — The popular theory that comets were crucial in kick-starting life on Earth billions of years ago may not hold up, according to new computer simulations that counter decades of scientific thinking.

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    By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — The popular theory that comets were crucial in kick-starting life on Earth billions of years ago may not hold up, according to new computer simulations that counter decades of scientific thinking.

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