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The Planet Simulator, also known as a Planetary Simulator, is a climate-controlled simulation chamber designed to study the origin of life. The device was announced by researchers at McMaster University on behalf of the Origins Institute on 4 October 2018.[1][2][3][4][5] The simulator project begun in 2012 and was funded with $1 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation, the Ontario government, and McMaster University. It was built and manufactured by Angstrom Engineering Inc of Kitchener, Ontario.[1][5]
The device was designed and developed by biophysicist Maikel Rheinstadter and co-principal investigators biochemist Yingfu Li and astrophysicist Ralph Pudritz for researchers to study a theory that suggests life on early Earth began in "warm little ponds" rather than in deep ocean vents nearly four billion years ago.[3] The device can recreate conditions of the primitive Earth to see whether cellular life can be created, and then later, evolve.[3]
In an 2018 news release, Maikel Rheinstadter stated: "We want to understand how the first living cell was formed - how the Earth moved from a chemical world to a biological world."[2]
The Planet Simulator can mimic the environmental conditions consistent on the early Earth and other astronomical bodies, including other planets and exoplanets[3] by controlling temperature, humidity, pressure, atmosphere and radiation levels within the simulation chamber.[2]
^ abBalch, Erica (4 October 2018). "Ground-breaking lab poised to unlock the mystery of the origins of life on Earth and beyond". McMaster University. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
^ abcStaff (4 October 2018). "Ground-breaking lab poised to unlock the mystery of the origins of life". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
^ abcdCasey, Liam (4 October 2018). "McMaster University researchers testing origins of life theory in new planet simulator". Global News. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
^Staff (2018). "Planet Simulator". IntraVisionGroup.com. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
^ abChung, Emily (5 October 2018). "Canadian researchers use new 'planet simulator' to probe origins of life - 'Life is probably a relatively frequent process in the universe' new experiments suggests". CBC News. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
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