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Line 9: − Today, the term is frequently misused in creationist literature <ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia+ − Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref>, and is used to obscure the concept of [[abiogenesis]]. Abiogenesis refers to a theorized event where a self-replicating chemical became self-replicating life.
move to talk page: claim of misuse by Creationists is not explained, simply stated as if it were fact
Experiments in the 1600s through the 1800s discredited this idea. These experiments took the form of allowing meat to rot in sealed and semi-sealed containers ([[Francesco Redi]], 1668), which demonstrated that maggots only formed in meat that flies laid eggs in; and by storing sterilized soup in bottles that prevented dust and bacteria from entering ([[Louis Pasteur]], 1860).
Experiments in the 1600s through the 1800s discredited this idea. These experiments took the form of allowing meat to rot in sealed and semi-sealed containers ([[Francesco Redi]], 1668), which demonstrated that maggots only formed in meat that flies laid eggs in; and by storing sterilized soup in bottles that prevented dust and bacteria from entering ([[Louis Pasteur]], 1860).