> ãSpontaneous generation, in biology, is the theory, now disproved, that
> living organisms sometimes arise from nonliving matter. It is sometimes
> referred to as abiogenesis, as opposed to biogenesis, the now
> established fact living organisms arise only from the reproduction of
> previously existing organisms.ä That is the Encyclopaedia Britannicaâs
> entry under Spontaneous Generation.
Joseph, what edition of the EB are you quoting from? The on-line
edition of the EB lacks the words "now disproved".
-- Cliff Lundberg ~ San Francisco ~ cliff@noevalley.com