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Primordial soup, fool's gold, and spontaneous generation
Author(s) -
McNichol Jesse
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
biochemistry and molecular biology education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.34
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1539-3429
pISSN - 1470-8175
DOI - 10.1002/bmb.20194
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , variety (cybernetics) , strengths and weaknesses , epistemology , raising (metalworking) , field (mathematics) , engineering ethics , psychology , computer science , philosophy , engineering , history , artificial intelligence , archaeology , mathematics , mechanical engineering , pure mathematics
This study provides a concise background to the biochemical search for the origin of life, as grounded in the field of prebiotic chemistry. It is intended to provide a good summary of competing theories and place them in a broader context, raising questions about weaknesses in any particular theory. This material is relevant for science educators at all levels, and will stimulate interest in a wide variety of students.

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