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How Did It All Begin?: The Self-Assembly of Organic Molecules and the Origin of Cellular Life

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2017

David W. Deamer
David W. Deamer*
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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064 USA
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Movies are the myths of late-20th century western culture. Because of the power of films like ET to capture our imagination, we are more likely than past generations to accept the possibility that life exists elsewhere in our galaxy. Such a myth can be used to sketch the main themes of this chapter, which concern the origin of life on the Earth.

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Section 3: Evidence for Evolution
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The Paleontological Society Special Publications , Volume 11: Evolution: Investigating the Evidence, 2nd ed. , 2002 , pp. 179 - 194
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Copyright © 1999, 2002 by The Paleontological Society 

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