Planet of Life-Birth of Earth part 1

The Planet of Life is a scientific documentary that explores the characteristics necessary for life as well as characteristics of life itself. The series begins in The Birth of Earth, with a Mars-sized asteroid hitting Earth's primordial oceans, and we trace the progression of lipid like molecules to DNA, blue-green algae, and amoebas. From the simplest microorganism to the complex species that is humankind, the evolutionary development of every living creature has been marked by life and death struggles.