Could Life On Earth Have Originated From Mars?

Bill Mesler, who has co-written a book about the scientific explorations of the origin of life, recently described some theories including the increasing popularity of one called panspermia where organic matter can get transferred through space and take hold elsewhere, like on Earth.

Could life on Earth have begun somewhere else first, like Mars? 
In a recent article on NPR, Bill Mesler, who recently co-wrote a book on the topic, explains the increasing popularity of a theory called panspermia which hypothesizes that life can travel in space and possibly become the seeds to new organisms on an