Tag: prebiotic chemicals
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.
Energy Harnessing: Achilles Heel for the Origin of Life
This isn’t the sort of hurdle that mindless natural processes can overcome, but it is precisely the sort of problem that a designing mind could solve.
Brian Miller on Life, Thermodynamics, and Jeremy England
While England’s laboratory work is fascinating, what’s happening in his experiments differs dramatically from what is required of even the simplest life