The Viscous Primordal Gene Soup (IMAGE) Georgia Institute of Technology Caption Gene puddle primeval, a drawing by first author Christine He illustrates her discovery that viscosity moves spontaneous gene strand copying forward. Credit Georgia Tech / Christine He Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.