# The BBC on the search for the origin of life

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bbc-on-the-search-for-the-origin-of-life/770735>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 5, 2016, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bbc-on-the-search-for-the-origin-of-life/770735 "2016-11-05T18:46:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bbc-on-the-search-for-the-origin-of-life/770735/1 "2016-11-05T18:46:59Z")

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The BBC have a long article on the search for the origin of life [here](http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20161026-the-secret-of-how-life-on-earth-began). It’s a very long article, and I’m not even going to attempt to summarise it or excerpt from it. I’ll just say that it seems well worth reading for a layman.

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**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bbc-on-the-search-for-the-origin-of-life/770735/2 "2016-11-05T19:19:57Z")

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Just happened to have read it the other day. It’s a nice update on current thinking.

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**Author:** ![Last\_Glacial\_Maximum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bc79bd/32.png) [@Last\_Glacial\_Maximum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Last_Glacial_Maximum)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bbc-on-the-search-for-the-origin-of-life/770735/3 "2016-11-05T21:42:35Z")

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An interesting read.  
Thank You.  
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