62: Panspermia - The Planetary Moneyshot

In this episode we complete our journey through the lore of Panspermia and get down into the darkest depths of the theories of what it all may mean for humanity and life in the universe as a whole. Find out just how human you actually are, what forces have been at work to make you that way, and what may change it all more quickly than you may believe. Are you ready to jump onboard with the Monster Lore Tour? Thank you as always to Mr. Tim Leavy @ timleavy.com for fashioning us the greatest theme song in the paranormal realms!   References: - Shoemaker-Levy 9: https://www.astronomy.com/science/comet-shoemaker-levy-9-the-backstory-and-its-impact/ - Interstellar Panspermia: https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/348/1/52/1415928?login=false - Extremophiles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extremophile - Anhydrobiosis: Childs, Craig. (2001) The Secret Knowledge of Water. Back Bay Books. (pgs60-62). - Mushroom Spores In Space: https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/37268/can-mushroom-spores-survive-the-vacuum-and-radiation-of-space - Space Fungus: https://www.permaculturenews.org/2017/03/27/aggressive-fungus-found-growing-outer-space/ - Bacteria In Space: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/scientists-discover-exposed-bacteria-can-survive-space-years-180975660/ - Viruses Are Everywhere: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/13/science/virosphere-evolution.html - Viruses From Space and Related Matters by Fred Hoyle Chandra Wickramasinghe and John Watkins. (pg 94): https://www.hoyle.org.uk/resources/virusesfromspaceCompressed.pdf - Crick & Orgel Directed Panspermia: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2515-5172/ac0f5a - Moon Ark Seed Bank: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/scientists-335-million-seed-sperm-egg-samples-moon-noahs-ark/ - Endogenous Retroviruses: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endogenous_retrovirus - Horizontal Gene Transfer: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20220105/Horizontal-gene-transfer-between-viruses-and-hosts-plays-a-major-role-in-driving-evolution.aspx - N.C. Wickramasinghe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandra_Wickramasinghe - Borna Virus Genes and Zika Epidemic: Wickramasinghe, C. & K. & Tokoro, G. (2019). Our Cosmic Ancestry In The Stars: The Panspermia Revolution And The Origins Of Humanity. Bear & Company. (pg47). - Comets Bring Viruses: Ibid. (pg15). - 1918 Influenze Epidemic: Ibid. (pg15-16). - Cambrian Explosion: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0079610718300798 - Earth Life Came From Space: Wickramasinghe, C. & K. & Tokoro, G. (2019). Our Cosmic Ancestry In The Stars: The Panspermia Revolution And The Origins Of Humanity. Bear & Company. (pg21-23). - Viruses In Our Brains: Ibid. (pg46). - FOXP2 Gene: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096098221831546X - Origins of FOXP2: Wickramasinghe, C. & K. & Tokoro, G. (2019). Our Cosmic Ancestry In The Stars: The Panspermia Revolution And The Origins Of Humanity. Bear & Company. (pg53). - Origins of Earth Life: Ibid. (pgs. 7, 26-27). - Oumuamua: Episode 15 of Monster Lore Tour