Why Life Originated (And Why it Continues)
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 - 13:11
in Paleontology & Archaeology
(PhysOrg.com) -- Today, scientists understand pretty well how life evolves, by mechanisms based on Darwin`s theory of natural selection for survival of the fittest. However, Darwin`s 1859 classic, On the Origin of Species, somewhat ironically doesn`t answer that very question - how species actually originated. And to this day, how that first tiny pool of chemicals twitched to life remains a puzzle.
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