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Science 31 July 1959:
Vol. 130. no. 3370, pp. 245 - 251
DOI: 10.1126/science.130.3370.245
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Organic Compound Synthes on the Primitive Eart: Several questions about the origin of life have been answered, but much remains to be studied

Stanley L. Miller and Harold C. Urey

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Article topics:

  • Evolution..Origin of Life


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