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NOVA•Season 32•Episode 2

Origins: How Life Began

7.7/10 · 15 votesSep 28, 200455 min

Ranked #9 of 14 in Season 32•−0.2 vs season avg

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"Origins: How Life Began," zeroes in on the mystery of exactly how it happened. Join the hunt for hardy microbes that flourish in the most unlikely places: inside rocks in a mine shaft two miles down, inside a cave dripping with acid as strong as

Directed byAlice Harper

Written byJoseph McMaster

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Season 32 Episodes18

E1 7.7

Origins: Earth is Born

E2 7.7Now viewing

Origins: How Life Began

E3 8.2

Origins: Where Are the Aliens?

Origins: Back to the Beginning

E5 8.1

The Most Dangerous Woman in America

E6 7.5

America's Stone Age Explorers

E7 8.0

Great Escape

E8 8.2

Ancient Refuge in the Holy Land

Welcome to Mars

The Boldest Hoax

Supersonic Dream

The Viking Deception

Saving the National Treasures

E14 8.1

A Daring Flight

E15 7.5

Wave That Shook the World

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E16 7.7

Hitler's Sunken Secret

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E17 7.7

Newton's Dark Secrets

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E18

Storm That Drowned a City

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Joseph McMaster

Writer

Alice Harper

Director

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Episode Summary

"Origins: How Life Began" is episode 2 of NOVA season 32. It scored 7.7/10 from 15 votes, ranking #9 of 14 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Alice Harper and written by Joseph McMaster, it aired on September 28, 2004.

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