The Origin of Life Made Easy (Potholer 54 mirror)
3,651 views · Published 27 June 2013 · 5:39 · Indexed 27 September 2026
Channel: Religion, Atheism, Science · 2013 · Education
The video explains current ideas as to how life might have originated on Earth. The idea that inorganic mud can miraculously turn into cells is a claim made in the Bible and the Qu'ran, not science. What biologists are trying to do is understand how carbon-based chemicals combine to form nucleotides, the building blocks of replicating chemicals. The chemistry is complex, but it's not magical. This is part of the excellent "Made Easy" series by Potholer54. Check out the other videos here: http://www.youtube.com/user/madeeasyseries/videos Also see The Origin of Life - Abiogenesis by cdk007 which gives an excellent description on the latest hypotheses about cell formation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6QYDdgP9eg Wikipedia page on Abiogenesis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abiogenesis
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