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Abiogenesis, aka Spontaneous Generation

The supposed development of living organisms from nonliving matter. Also called autogenesis, spontaneous generation. Medical Dictionary: The Free Dictionary.com Have you gotten to study about Louis Pasteur yet? Besides his work on preventing germs from spoiling your milk (Pasteurization) and immunization, he is most famous for proving that spontaneous generation Read more…

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The Miller Urey Experiment: Proof for What?

 Definition of Abiogenesis: the supposed spontaneous origination of living organisms directly from lifeless matter—called also spontaneous generation Remember learning about Louis Pasteur? Just before his time, many people believed maggots popped into life wherever meat was left out. They didn’t understand the connection between them and flies. They still thought Read more…