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Synopsis: How could life have evolved from simple chemicals? During the 1920’s and 30’s, Alexander Oparin, a Russian scientist, formulated a detailed theory on how this might have occurred. It was called “Chemical Evolution.” This theory incorporated random chemical processes and Natural Selection to explain the origin of the first life. Oparin’s hypothesis is, perhaps, best evaluated by considering the intricate construction of protein moleculesthe building blocks of living organisms. Could amino acids, floating in a primordial ocean, have arranged themselves into proteins through purely random interactions? |
