The Origin of Life: Fortuitous Events? Chapter Two

The answer to the question where do babies come from? It is well documented and uncontroversial. Life always comes from pre-existing life. Now, is it possible that in a remote past this fundamental law was violated? Could life spontaneously arise from inert matter? What are the odds that something like this would happen?   

 For a cell to survive, at least three types of complex molecules need to intervene together: DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), RNA (ribonucleic acid) and proteins. Few scientists today would argue that a complete living cell was suddenly formed by azara from a mixture of inanimate compounds. But what are the chances that RNA or proteins would if they did?  

 An experiment conducted in 1953 prompts many scientists to believe that life originated spontaneously. The chemist Stanley Miller obtained amino acids by sending electric shocks to a mixture of gases simulating the primitive Earth's atmosphere. Amino acids were later detected in a meteorite. Do such findings mean that all the basic components of life were easily produced by chance?