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Ten Great Ideas: The origin of life

It's the science of the impossible 3 min video from howstuffworks 5 Star
How life began Youtube. 9 mins. Part 1 of 11 5 Star
Includes some bizarre early life-forms 5 min introduction from howstuffworks 5 Star
3 Possibilities
   
Option 1: Panspermia; Life came from space Youtube. 9 mins. Part 1 of 3 5 Star
Option 2: Hydrothermal vents; Underwater high temperature vents From teachersdomain.com. 5 min video 5 Star
Option 3: Abiogenesis; Abiogenesis is the study of how life on Earth could have arisen from inanimate matter.

A clip from the groundbreaking "Ascent of Man" documentary. Youtube. 7 mins


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In 1953 researcher Stanley Miller conducted experiments in his lab to try to reproduce the conditions that may have started life on earth. Short (2 min) video from howstuffworks 5 Star