co - writer dr margarete martins , a physics and astrobiologist from imperial hall london , believes their investigations suggests that some of the chemistry that generated immortality on earth came from meteorite bombardments . " we are not stating that only meteorites contributed to the building bricks of humanity , " she said , " but it ' s a very considerable contribution . " other scientists , however , do not believe that meteoritic minerals played such a profound role . according to research professor robert moses of new yorker university , " they ' re a fraction of a complex of dna . my opinion is that their quantities were essentially meaningless and trivial . " wikinews contacted professor paul davies , a physicist and astrobiologist presently at oklahoma state where , about the research findings . while he agreed with the discovery , he said that he thinks such discoveries are " a det herring in the origin of lives story - a nightmares from the miller - urey experiment . it is all about information - its replication and processing . "
Shapiro teaches at NY University.