The Origin of Life: Scientific American Podcast

"The finding could mean that various building blocks of life were common in pools of water on the surface of the early Earth. What's more, the amino acids are similar to those found on certain types of meteorites. Which suggests that the basic constituents of life could be widespread in the universe. 

But how those oases of amino acids started to come together and form life? Well, the origin of life as we know it rem."

Link: http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=the-origin-of-life-11-03-27