Stanley Miller
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Stanley Miller was an American chemist best known for his groundbreaking experiment in 1953, which demonstrated that organic compounds essential for life could be synthesized from inorganic precursors under conditions simulating the early Earth atmosphere. His work laid the foundation for the field of prebiotic chemistry and sparked significant interest in the origins of life.
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Stanley Miller was one of the American chemists who conducted the original 1953 experiment mimicking the atmosphere of ancient Earth.
What gave life on Earth its spark? Scientists recreating a decades-old experiment offer a new clueCNN·
United States· 2025-03-28
United States· 2025-03-28
Stanley Miller, along with Harold Urey, reported that electrical discharges in a simulated early Earth atmosphere produced amino acids.
Primordial surf: ‘microlightning’ in mist may have sparked life on Earth, study finds | EvolutionThe Guardian·
United Kingdom· 2025-03-14
United Kingdom· 2025-03-14
