Ø Continental drift: the phenomenon of continental drift is continuing till today the continents of South America and
Ø Determination of Miller:
Ø Continental drift: the phenomenon of continental drift is continuing till today the continents of South America and
Ø Determination of Miller:
A theory for the origin of life based on clay was forwarded by Dr. A. Graham caims-Sn\mith of the
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Ø After Urey Miller’s experiment, in 2006 another experiment showed that a thich organic haze might have blanketed Early Earth. An organic haze can form over a wide range of methane and carbon dioxide concentrations, believed to be present in the atmosphere of Early Earth. After forming, these organic molecules would have floated down all over the Earth allowing life to flourish globally.
Ø Another theory about the origin of life was given in 1980s by gunter wachtershauser in his theory. In contrast to the classical Miller experiments, which depend on external sources of energy (Such as simulated lightning or UV irradiation), “Wachtershauser systems” come with a built in source of energy, sulphides of iron and other minerals. They energy released from redox reactions of these metal sulphides is not only available for the synthesis of organic molecules, but also for the formation of oligomers and polymers. It is therefore hypothesized that such systems may be able to evolve into autocatalytic sets of self-replicating, metabolically active entities that would predate the life forms known today.