Life in Our Universe
Season 1
Ep 8. Origin of Terrestrial Life
- TV-PG
- March 2, 2013
- 30 min
For something to be "living," it generally must use energy to drive chemical reactions, be capable of reproduction, and undergo some degree of evolution. Sort through science's best educated guesses for how and why life sprang from nonliving matter. Watch an animation of protocells growing and splitting to replicate genetic information.