Tag: nucleotides
Fact Check: A “Monumental” Breakthrough in Understanding Life’s Origin?
The lauding of Gerald Joyce’s research is pure hype. His results only further demonstrate the absolute necessity of intelligent agency.
The DNA Replisome: A Paradigm of Design
One can hardly appeal to natural selection to account for the origins of DNA replication without assuming the existence of the thing one seeks to explain.
Sunlight on the Puzzle of Prebiotic RNA?
In two previous articles, I have argued against the plausibility of generating biologically relevant polymers (proteins, RNA, and DNA) in a prebiotic world.
Another War of Words: Jim Tour and Lee Cronin at Harvard
Tour didn’t shout. He didn’t call anyone an “idiot.” He never called Cronin a “bad chemist.” And Tour’s scientific challenges were entirely reasonable.
No. 4 Story of 2023: On Origin of Life, Chemist James Tour Has Called These Researchers’ Bluff
Dr. Tour issued his challenge in reply to the claims made by YouTubers, like Dave Farina, about how these hurdles to life’s origin had been fully addressed.