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Title: Why does understanding the origin of life require the collaboration of biologists, chemists, ...
Post by: fpotestio on Feb 7, 2018
Why does understanding the origin of life require the collaboration of biologists, chemists, geologists, and atmospheric scientists?
 
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Title: Why does understanding the origin of life require the collaboration of biologists, chemists, ...
Post by: ngchristinee on Feb 7, 2018
ANS:
Biologists provide a definition of life. Chemists understand the reactions necessary to produce the organic molecules used by living organisms. Geologists understand the conditions on Earth billions of years ago when life began. Atmospheric scientists understand the atmospheric conditions on Earth billions of years ago when life began. All this information is needed to evaluate how life started.