Miller Urey rig - pre experiment

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Miller Urey rig - post experiment

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3D protocell

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montmorillonite clay with RNA polymer

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montmorillonite clay

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ribosome

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Created using PDB Ids 2HGR and 2HGU (Noller).

ribosome, proteins removed

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Created using PDB Ids 2HGR and 2HGU (Noller).

central dogma

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Fatty acid synthesis

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This illustration is adapted from Figure 6 of Rushdi & Simoneit, Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere 31:103-118, 2001.

ribose entry illustration

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3d vesicle illustration

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deep sea vent illustration

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early earth pool illustration

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early earth atmosphere illustration

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© 2007 by Janet Iwasa
Szostak Group, MGH/Harvard University with support from the NSF
This material may be freely used for educational purposes as long as appropriate attribution is given.

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