Key question
How did chemistry become life?
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Find an example, an application and a limit. Explain the concept without using its name, then compare your explanation with a primary source.
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Claims to examine
A plausible origin account must connect energy flow, compartmentalisation and heritable chemical change.
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How did chemistry become life?
Compare energetic, genetic and compartment-first accounts without treating any one as settled.