The origins of life
Darwin hypothesised that all living organisms are branches on a tree and that there is one single trunk to life on Earth. All of life did come from this one event and we are descendants of this one event. We carry the life of the very first living being to exist on this planet. But we also know that life on Earth comes in different forms.
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Darwin hypothesised that all living organisms are branches on a tree and that there is one single trunk to life on Earth. All of life did come from this one event and we are descendants of this one event. We carry the life of the very first living being to exist on this planet. But we also know that life on Earth comes in different forms.

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