What If the Secret to Life Is Something Deadly? | BBC Earth Science

Could one of the world's most toxic chemicals hold the secret to how life began?

Dr Jiangfeng Xu investigates whether cyanide could have played a surprising role in creating the building blocks of life, and what Mars might reveal about our own planet's mysterious origins.

This clip is from Science's Greatest Mysteries.

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