Origins of Life

 


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Origins of Life is a Macintosh based program animating the chemical reaction responsible for the origin of life on the Earth.
 
The chemical reactions illustrated in Origins of Life are those observed in Stanley Miller's 1953 experiment. A model of Miller's apparatus is included in Origins of Life..
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Origins of Life provides animated views of the interactions responsible for combining simple molecules into the building blocks of life.
 
Along with animated views of molecular interactions, Origins of Life provides details on the chemical formulas and interactions involved in the creation of complex organic molecules.
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