Amazing at the beauty and diversity of the world around us, people have wondered for centuries: how did it appear? How were the planets formed, on one of which life began? Why is life on earth carbon-based and uses four types of DNA links? Where in the Universe should we look for other life forms, and how might they differ from us? This book contains the latest scientific answers to these questions. And although there are not always simple paths at the forefront of science, the author honestly tried to do everything possible to make the book understandable to readers far from biology. He logically and clearly formulates his ideas and talks with passion about how a living cell arose from cosmic dust and meteorites through hot springs at the foot of volcanoes to populate and transform the entire planet.