Growing Simple Cells with the Help of... Soap?
Clip: Season 47 Episode 19 | 7m 11sVideo has Closed Captions
To jumpstart evolution, a scientist shows, just add soap.
In the days of proto-life, less-stable membranes built out of simple molecules, like those in soap, may have been an advantage.
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Growing Simple Cells with the Help of... Soap?
Clip: Season 47 Episode 19 | 7m 11sVideo has Closed Captions
In the days of proto-life, less-stable membranes built out of simple molecules, like those in soap, may have been an advantage.
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