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Abiogenesis is the natural process by which life arises from non-living matter, such as simple organic compounds, and is the leading scientific hypothesis for the origin of life on Earth.

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1924 1
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Alexander Oparin and J. B. S. Haldane 1
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Additional Source Abiogenesis (Wikipedia)A warm little pond primordial soup section (edge: proposed-by, Oparin)
Additional Source Abiogenesis (Wikipedia)A warm little pond primordial soup section (edge: proposed-by, Haldane)
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1. Abiogenesis (Wikipedia)
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Abiogenesis is the natural process by which life arises from non-living matter, such as simple organic compounds.
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1. Abiogenesis (Wikipedia)
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The modern scientific hypothesis was first proposed by Alexander Oparin in 1924 and independently by J. B. S. Haldane in 1929.
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1. Abiogenesis (Wikipedia)
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The modern scientific hypothesis was first proposed by Alexander Oparin in 1924 and independently by J. B. S. Haldane in 1929.
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1. Abiogenesis (Wikipedia)
WikipediaProposed By: Alexander Oparin, A warm little pond primordial soup section (edge: proposed-by, Oparin)
Quote, Proposed By: Alexander Oparin, A warm little pond primordial soup section (edge: proposed-by, Oparin)
Alexander Oparin in 1924 and J. B. S. Haldane in 1929 proposed that the earliest cells slowly self-organized from a primordial soup, the Oparin-Haldane hypothesis.
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1. Abiogenesis (Wikipedia)
WikipediaProposed By: J. B. S. Haldane, A warm little pond primordial soup section (edge: proposed-by, Haldane)
Quote, Proposed By: J. B. S. Haldane, A warm little pond primordial soup section (edge: proposed-by, Haldane)
Alexander Oparin in 1924 and J. B. S. Haldane in 1929 proposed that the earliest cells slowly self-organized from a primordial soup, the Oparin-Haldane hypothesis.
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