Miller–Urey experiment

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The Miller–Urey experiment was a landmark 1952 study that simulated early Earth conditions to demonstrate that organic molecules essential for life could form spontaneously from simple inorganic precursors.

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instanceOf origin of life experiment ⓘ
prebiotic chemistry experiment ⓘ
scientific experiment ⓘ
aim to test the Oparin–Haldane hypothesis of chemical evolution ⓘ
basedOn assumed reducing early Earth atmosphere ⓘ
citedIn biology textbooks ⓘ
chemistry textbooks ⓘ
conductedBy Harold Urey ⓘ
Stanley Miller ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
criticizedFor using an overly reducing atmospheric composition ⓘ
demonstrated abiotic synthesis of organic molecules ⓘ
amino acids can form under simulated early Earth conditions ⓘ
organic molecules can form from inorganic precursors ⓘ
duration about one week ⓘ
field chemistry ⓘ
origin of life studies ⓘ
prebiotic chemistry ⓘ
followedBy later prebiotic synthesis experiments ⓘ
subsequent Miller experiments with different gas mixtures ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Urey–Miller experiment ⓘ
hypothesisTested Oparin–Haldane hypothesis ⓘ
influenced origin of life research ⓘ
prebiotic chemistry models ⓘ
location University of Chicago ⓘ
notableAs landmark experiment in origin of life studies ⓘ
produced alanine ⓘ
aspartic acid ⓘ
glycine ⓘ
other simple organic compounds ⓘ
publicationDate 1953 ⓘ
relatedTo abiogenesis ⓘ
chemical evolution ⓘ
primordial soup theory ⓘ
result formation of amino acids ⓘ
simulated early Earth atmosphere ⓘ
prebiotic Earth conditions ⓘ
startTime 1952 ⓘ
used ammonia ⓘ
boiling water flask ⓘ
closed glass apparatus ⓘ
condenser ⓘ
electric discharges ⓘ
hydrogen gas ⓘ
methane ⓘ
spark chamber ⓘ
water ⓘ

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Miller–Urey experiment → hasAlternativeName → Urey–Miller experiment ⓘ
linked to: Miller–Urey experiment
Stanley Miller → notableFor → Miller–Urey experiment ⓘ
Stanley Miller → conducted → Miller–Urey experiment ⓘ
Stanley Lloyd Miller → knownFor → Miller–Urey experiment ⓘ
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