Evolution: Emergence of life (Praebiotic chemistry)

Overview: Entstehung des Lebens: Was muss erklärt werden?

Narrowing down the question

How could life have arisen? This question has always captivated the imagination of mankind and to this day continues to be a challenge for the human intellect. What is the essence of 'life' and what methods are available for research into this issue?

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A history of pre-biotic chemistry

Already in ancient times, people thought about the origin of life. Various views were contentiously disputed, in particular the notion that life could have spontaneously arisen from inorganic matter. Although this was impressively disproved by Louis Pasteur, there have been intensive efforts since the middle of the 20th century to explain the emergence of life without the prerequisite of life.

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