One of the fundamental questions of humanity is where did we come from? How did life on Earth come about? 

While there have been many theories as to how this could have happened, in 1952, two men decided to actually run an experiment to see if they could replicate the early conditions on Earth. 

The results were eye-opening.

Learn more about the Miller-Urey Experiment and how it changed our ideas on the genesis of life, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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