In 1953 the news flashed around the world that Stanley Miller, Ph. D. had formed amino acids (the building blocks of proteins) by shooting electricity through a simulated early earth atmosphere. 1,062 more words
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Book review – Creatures Born of Mud and Slime: The Wonder and Complexity of Spontaneous Generation
Spontaneous generation, the idea that life can arise out of non-living matter, is both alive and dead today. Current science accepts the idea that at some point in the distant past, complex self-replicating molecules arose, which formed the starting point of billions of years of unicellular life. 1,150 more words
One-Liner Wednesday — Fruit Flies
“Time flies like an arrow, but fruit flies like a banana.”
This one-liner is another example of the genius of Groucho Marx, one of wittiest men who ever lived, in my humble opinion. 577 more words
IB Bio: Origins of Life
In the world around us, we are surrounded by two major types of things, living and non-living. So what is it that makes these living things different from non-living things? 1,542 more words
