An exploration of new evidence that the formation of RNA in nature is apparently straightforward and if the model involved is confirmed, the universe very likely teems with microbial life. My new clips channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwwuMqY1SXZhTB5hIFFUmlg/about My Patreon Page: ...

Visit http://TED.com/shapeyourfuture to watch more groundbreaking talks from the TED Fellows. Astrophysicist and TED Fellow Sarah Rugheimer searches for aliens -- but not the cartoony green kind. She's looking for extraterrestrial microbes by studying how these single-celled organisms emit ...