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Miller and amino acids

Wachtershauser metabolism is the key to the origin of life. How would you explain the difference or similarities of each different hypothesis?

Explain the Miller-Urey hypothesis in relation to Wachtershauser hypothesis

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Miller-Urey hypothesis in relation to Wachtershauser hypothesis. The expert explains the difference sor similarities of each different acid hypothesis.

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One of the key ideas advanced by Wächtershäuser is that an early form of metabolism predated genetics. Metabolism here means a cycle of chemical reactions that produce energy in ...

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