Origin of life can have different meanings depending on the context:
Origin of life focuses on modern scientific research on the origin of life.
Panspermia is the conjecture that the seeds of life are prevalent throughout the universe and life on Earth began by such seeds landing on Earth and propagating.
For a detailed discussion of beliefs concerning the origin of the universe and the origin of life in various religions and cultures, see Origin belief.
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Life is a multi-faceted concept with no simple definition; this article is confined to the primary meanings in biology ; articles on life in other senses are included in the article life (disambiguation).
"life" may refer to the ongoing process of which living things are a part;
"life" may refer to the state of something that has been born and has yet to die, i.e., that which makes a livingthing alive;