Tag: Miller-Urey experiment
An Extraterrestrial Spin on the RNA World
The authors argue that RNA molecules appeared in warm little ponds more than 4.17 billion years ago, transported by “meteorites and interplanetary dust particles.”
Warm Little Pond? PNAS Paper Admits Difficulties Generating RNA on Prebiotic Earth
“Warm little ponds,” in Darwin’s quaint expression, are actually very hostile environments for generating nucleotides.
Back to School with Zombie Science
Here’s a great idea for students starting biology this year, whether at the high school or college level.
Materialist Origin-of-Life Solutions All Depend on a “Free Lunch”
This from Nature Reviews Chemistry caught our eye – an unexpectedly candid admission of how far origin-of-life research is from shedding real light on its subject.
Reviewing Zombie Science, Sean McDowell Asks the Toughest Question About Evolutionary Icons
The science establishment that silences evolution skeptics in academia might have a shred of a plausible case to make in its defense…if the science itself were on their side.