Chemical Soups (IMAGE)

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Chemical Soups

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The researchers subjected their chemical soups to a form of selection by taking a small amount of material from one vial and placing it in a new vial with fresh pyrite and chemicals. After multiple generations, they found evidence of chemical networks, represented in yellow, spreading quick enough to avoid dilution.

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Image courtesy of David Baum lab

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