@ Dr. Heinz Lycklama
Conclusion #1
nTextbooks include a picture of Miller-Urey
apparatus with caption claiming or implying that the experiment
simulated conditions on the early earth
nNo mention of
experiment’s flaws
nLeaves student with
impression that it demonstrates how life’s building blocks formed
on the early earth.
WARNING:
The Miller-Urey experiment probably did not simulate the earth’s early
atmosphere; it does not demonstrate how life’s building blocks
originated.