Where did the first cell come from?

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trancenova · Answer

Whyy the primordial soup I believe :)

anonymous · Answer

do you have any more details? I would be very grateful if you did!

trancenova · Answer

Hehe, yes, I'm trying to find an old post that covered this :) Give me a mo :)

anonymous · Answer

Thank you! :D

trancenova · Answer

Okay, so the basic theory is that a bunch of molecules were floating around in the 'soup' and with chance (and ALOT of time) formed molecules that became more and more complex, the random combinations of these complex molecules slowly formed a functioning cell. We talked about it a little here: http://openstudy.com/groups/biology/updates/4e3b65ea0b8b269281820679

anonymous · Answer

yay thanks :)

trancenova · Answer

no worries :D

anonymous · Answer

All cells originate from other cells. This concept is known as the "Cell Theory".

trancenova · Answer

Lol yes, Bebelolik, cells come from cells but the first cell had to come from somewhere.