Made Of

Everything is made of something.

← What it takes

What it leads to →

3 ways to make it

Made from

CcarbonHhydrogenNnitrogenOoxygen

Needs

hydrothermal vent

2steps from the big bang

19things can go into it

amino acids

NaturalSubstance

Just 20 kinds build every protein in your body. Where life's first amino acids came from is still open: sea-floor vents, lightning and meteorites are all candidates.

First appearedDate not yet known

Goes into

proteins

Just 20 kinds build every protein in your body. Where life's first amino acids came from is still open: sea-floor vents, lightning and meteorites are all candidates.

From the big bang to amino acids

The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.

big bang13.8 bn yrs ago

Hhydrogen13.8 bn yrs ago

amino acidsdate unknown