Articles related to "Abiogenesis"



Spontaneous Generation and Abiogenesis
Spontaneous generation is the debunked idea that life can, on a daily basis, arise from nonliving material. Abiogenesis attempts to explain how life on Earth began.
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Spontaneous Generation of Life
The assertion that life can instantaneously arise from nonliving matter is called spontaneous generation. Here are the critical experiments that busted the myth.
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How Life Began – The Origin of Cells
A controversial theory for the origin of cells on Earth is panspermia, which suggests they might have arrived from outer space.
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Anthony van Leeuwenhoek
Learn how Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, an uneducated Dutch merchant, discovered the microscopic world of animalcules and forever changed biological science.
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Biology of Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells
This collection of articles provides basic information about prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, their structure, function, differences and similarities.
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Early Germ Theory of Disease
Germ Theory is the concept that microorganisms can cause disease, and this theory is the foundation of modern medicine. Here is a summary of some key discoveries.
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How Life Began – Formation of the Earth
Conditions in the early Solar System and on the pre-biotic Earth determined the availability of the chemicals to create life.
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Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
There are only two basic types of cells, primitive prokaryotes and the more complex eukaryotes. Here are the main features that distinguish these cell types.
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Evolution versus religion (I)
Evolution is a major issue for theists, because it explains religion and renders it impotent. The first part explains some basic facts about evolution itself.
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The Living Interplanetary Flight Experiment
In 2011, a collection of organisms, representing Earth's three domains of life, will blast off on a 34-month journey to the Martian moon, Phobos, and back to Earth
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