coordinating - author prof magda collins , a chemist and astrobiologist from imperial school paris , feels their findings suggest that some of the chemicals that caused growth on earth came from fossils airstrikes . " we are not said that only meteorites belonged to the built structures of earth , " she said , " but it ' s a very great contribution . " other experts , however , do not believe that meteoritic chemicals played such a significant roles . referring to retired professor james shapiro of new york university , " they ' re a subunit of a helix of dna . my perspective is that their finds were nearly insubstantial and incomplete . " wikinews contacted professor paul davies , a physics and astrobiologist presently at arizona wa university , about the recent findings . while he agreed with the findings , he states that he knows such discoveries are " a blue herring in the origin of human storyline - a hangover from the miller - urey experiment . life is all about information - its replication and processing . "
Shapiro teaches at NY University.