Although the origin of life on Earth is still a matter of debate, scientist and writer Rachel Carson, in her award-winning 1951 book The Sea Around Us, wrote, "It is a curious situation that the sea, from which life first arose, should now be threatened by the activities of one form of that life.
Walaupun asal mula kehidupan di Bumi masih diperdebatkan, ilmuwan dan penulis Rachel Carson di dalam buku The Sea Around Us yang ditulis pada tahun 1951 menulis bahwa, "Memang aneh bahwa laut, yang merupakan tempat asal manusia, kini terancam oleh aktivitas-aktivitas salah satu jenis kehidupan itu.