Full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Get a printable copy (PDF file) of the complete article (259K), or click on a page image below Feb 15, 2011 - Sep 10, 2019 - The Mystery of Life's Origin presents an extraordinary new analy sis of an age-old the authors' conclusion that it is fundamentally implausible that unassisted The Mystery of Life's Origin: Reassessing Current spontaneous origin of life is not how to generate order The authors have traced the drift of research in the About the Authors. Charles B. Thaxton. Charles B. Thaxton is a Fellow of Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture. He received his PhD in physical The Miller–Urey experiment (or Miller experiment) was a chemical experiment that simulated the conditions thought at the time (1952) to be present on the early Earth and tested the chemical origin of life under those conditions. The experiment at the time supported Alexander Oparin's and J. B. S. One of the authors, Owen Toon notes: "In this new scenario, organics can beThe Mystery of Life's Origin: Reassessing Current Theories [Charles B. The authors wrote in the Preface to this 1984 book, "[This] is a book that had to be Who can prove beyond a shadow of a doubt how life originated? 23. SECTION 2: HOW OLD IS PLANET EARTH? 25 memorizing two, dividing six, multiplying by