Biogenesis

Biogenesis

* The production of life from already living matter or organisms.
* Biogenesis occurs constantly.
* An example of biogenesis is the division of bacteria, trees shedding seeds, and cows calving.
* Biogenesis is a new understanding of how life reproduces.
* Biogenesis is different from spontaneous generation which is when people thought that organisms come from out of nowhere.
* Scientists see biogenesis as the only natural source of living things.

Reflection:
In summary, biogenesis is a theory where all living things come from other living things. Nothing comes from out of thin air and everything must come from something. I learned that people used to think that living things came from out of thin air. They thought that when mice and flies were abundant near straw and meat, they thought that the mice and flies come from either the straw or meat. It was disproved by Louis Pasteur in the 1860s. What surprised me was this whole subject because I never knew about this. This can be applied outside of biology by helping scientists. Scientists use this theory to figure out stuff like if they discover a new species they can determine where their genes come from. (?)

"What is biogenesis?" Compelling Truth, www.compellingtruth.org/what-is-biogenesis.html. Accessed 5 May 2017.