Stanley Miller simulated Earth's ancient atmosphere and exposed it to "lightning" to test whether

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Stanley Miller's experiment was designed to test whether the chemical molecules characteristic of life could have arisen from non-living matter. He simulated Earth's ancient atmosphere and exposed it to electrical discharge (similar to lightning) for one week. At the end of the experiment, he found that various organic compounds, including amino acids, had formed spontaneously. This provided evidence that the building blocks of life could indeed have arisen independently of living organisms.

Stanley Miller Simulated Earth's Ancient Atmosphere and Exposed It to "Lightning