The Origin of Life

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In the September 2009 issue of Scientific American, "The Origin of Life on Earth" by Alonso Ricardo and Jack W. Szostak reviewed evidence of geochemical origins of life.

Lost City web site. (A hydrothermal vent in the Atlantic-- discovered in 2000).

Find these in your library:

Bradley, A. (2009). Expanding the limits of life. Scientific American 301(6), 62-7.

Lutz, R. (2003). Dawn in the deep: The bizarre world of hydrothermal vents. National Geographic 203(2), 92-103. 

Russell, M. (Jan-Feb 2006). First life: billions of years ago, deep under the ocean, the pores and pockets in minerals that surrounded warm, alkaline springs catalyzed the beginning of life.  American Scientist, 94(1), 32-40.

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