Tag: chemical evolution
Stephen Meyer: Smoke, Mirrors, and the Origin of Life
Have scientists made life in a laboratory? Two-thirds of the public think the answer is yes.
“Suspect Science”: Stephen Meyer and James Tour Bring Clarity on the Origin of Life
Helpfully, Meyer stops Tour again and again and asks for clarification of scientific terms and concepts that might not be obvious to all viewers.
Origin of Life: Cambridge Astrochemist Paul Rimmer Analyzes the Tour-Farina Debate
The differing perspectives of Tour and Rimmer result from the differences in their starting assumptions.
Could Blind Forces Build a Self-Replicating Molecule?
Rob Stadler and Eric Anderson examine a recent paper on the origin of life, “An RNA Polymerase Ribozyme that Synthesizes Its Own Ancestor.”
Uracil Discovered on Asteroid Ryugu — What Does It Mean for the Origin of Life?
These Ryugu samples appear to be our first chance to examine which organic compounds may be produced in a prebiotic setting in our solar system.