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How Life Began
Was life triggered by some event, like lightning hitting a pond full of amino acids? Earth was teeming with life billions of years before the dinosaurs existed. Single celled organisms inundated the oceans, and the soil swarmed with living creatures. Where did it all come from and how do you go from a single-celled organism to a trillion-celled organism like man?
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How Life Began
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Jul 16, 2009
Genres
Documentary
User Score
82%
Original Title
How Life Began
Production Companies
History
Director
Luke Ellis
Description
Was life triggered by some event, like lightning hitting a pond full of amino acids? Earth was teeming with life billions of years before the dinosaurs existed. Single celled organisms inundated the oceans, and the soil swarmed with living creatures. Where did it all come from and how do you go from a single-celled organism to a trillion-celled organism like man?
Cast
Crew
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