Which of the following statements regarding the existence of biomolecules on Earth is NOT correct?
A) Amino acids have been formed experimentally from inorganic molecules such as water, methane, ammonia, and hydrogen.
B) Amino acids have been detected in comet dust and meteorites, suggesting that biomolecules may have extraterrestrial origins.
C) Some scientists have suggested that molecular self-replication, which is crucial to life, might have started when nucleotides or biomolecules came into contact with mineral surfaces that guided self-assembly.
D) Geothermal and chemical energy sources, along with rich mineral deposits capable of acting as templates and/or catalysts, near deep-ocean hydrothermal vents might have driven the synthesis of biomolecules.
E) The synthesis of biomolecules on Earth violates the laws of thermodynamics, so scientists will never be able to experimentally reproduce the process.
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