Tag: hydrothermal vents
#3 Story of 2020: On the Origin of Life, My Response to Jeremy England
Clearly, the questions he and I have discussed are not only of scientific or academic interest, but instead go to the root of life’s meaning and purpose.
Do Origin-of-Life Researchers Now Accept Intelligent Design?
A reader must ask if an RNA molecule could possibly govern chemical reactions, suppress free-riders, support co-operators, and act in its own self-interest.
On the Origin of Life, Here Is My Response to Jeremy England
The most promising candidate for a “natural engine” is proton flows across thermal vents that theoretically could generate high-energy molecules.
From Cosmos: Possible Worlds — “Most Plausible” Creation Myths
Dr. Tyson’s imagination wanders from Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, to the Cambrian explosion.
Error Catastrophe: Manfred Eigen’s Show-Stopper Is Still Stopping the Origin-of-Life Show
We are nearing a half-century since Eigen wrote about this paradox, and it “still challenges theoretical biologists.”