"Unlikely Beginnings: The Surprising Origins of Life on Earth"
The origins of life on Earth remain a mystery due to the lack of a universally agreed-upon definition of life. To study its origins, a simple working definition of life as that which is subject to Darwinian evolution is proposed. Life must store information, self-replicate, and catalyze reactions to succeed at evolution. The complex interplay of DNA, RNA, and proteins allows for the propagation of life, but their interconnected nature suggests that they could not have arisen independently.
