Tag: thermodynamics
See It Now: James Tour and Brian Miller on Explaining the Origin of Life
They cover abiogenesis and “Natural Selection of the Gaps,” systems biology, design triangulation, whether life could arise anywhere without design, and more.
From Physicist Jeremy England, a Deeply Insightful Book on the Origin of Life
England begins by describing how his book interweaves the discussion of the science of life with his Orthodox Jewish faith.
Preview: James Tour Asks Brian Miller About Ice, Entropy, and the Origin of Life
Dr. Tour wants to know: “This is the origin of life. How did that first living system form?”
Preview: James Tour, Brian Miller on the Origin of “Data Risk Management” in DNA
If computer scientists build systems like that, and life at the DNA level also incorporates them, for the very same reasons, that’s rather suggestive.
Missing the Point: Codes Are Not Products of Physics (Updated)
Elaborate schemes to explain the origin of the genetic code from the laws of physics and chemistry miss the whole point about codes.