Tag: synthetic organic chemistry
James Tour and Stephen Meyer Bring Clarity to Origin of Life Debate
“What is being simulated is the need for intelligent agency to move simple chemicals in a life-friendly direction,” says Meyer.
Information and Life’s Origin — A Retrospective View
Unguided natural processes, according to the generalized Second Law, cannot systematically increase the information content of a closed system over time.
Origin of Life: Brian Miller Distills a Debate Between Dave Farina and James Tour
No one — not even the most elite of origin-of-life scientists — has a clue how life could have arisen through blind natural forces on the early Earth.
NASA Is Overselling Its Mars Perseverance Mission
Synthetic organic chemist James Tour, of Rice University, has shown the folly of NASA scientists and others in a number of videos.
Tour, Miller: Cells, and Life, from a Design Perspective
The conversation turns to the challenge and necessity of quickly evolving error-correction mechanisms in origin-of-life scenarios.