Primordial soup
The Primordial soup theory was first developed by Alexander Oparin in 1942, and theorises that abiogenesis did occur in a warm water body in primordial earth. He stated that the conditions present in this primordial earth could've given rise to early life forms, but that the earths atmosphere had changed so radically that it was impossible to conduct experiments.
Around the same time, J.B.S Haldane introduced his theory, which likened the primordial ocean to a chemical laboratory, containing organic and inorganic molecules. As both these theories occured at the same time, with similarity in conclusion, the Primordial soup theory can also be named the Oparin-Haldane hypothesis[1].
References:
- ↑ Biology Wise, Finding The Origin of Life: The Primordial Soup Theory Explained. Available from: https://biologywise.com/primordial-soup-theory-explainedfckLR [Cited 10/12/2018]