James Tour Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date February 22, 2021 CategoriesEvolutionOrigin of Life Tagged , abiogenesis, atheism, chirality, Christianity, Dave Farina, Discovery Institute Press, enantiomers, homochirality, James Tour, life, non-life, prebiotic chemistry, Rice University, Science, synthetic chemists, The Mystery of Life’s Origin James Tour, Episode 4: On the Origin of Life, “The Devil Is in the Details” David Klinghoffer February 22, 2021 Evolution, Origin of Life 2 "Dr. Tour teaches the concepts of enantiomers and chirality, exposing challenges in the prebiotic synthesis and resolution of the molecules needed for life." Read More ›
experiment (1) Type post Author Brian Miller Date December 14, 2017 CategoriesGeophysicsOrigin of LifeScientific Trustworthiness Tagged , __nedited, ad hoc hypotheses, amino acids, ammonia, carbohydrates, cellular metabolism, early Earth, enantiomers, homochirality, hydrogen, Jack Szostak, lipids, methane, nucleotides, phosphate, RNA, Robert Shapiro, Royal Society, skepticism, Stanley Miller, thermodynamics, V.J. Torley, volcanos The Origin of Life: Dangers of Taking Research Claims at Face Value Brian Miller December 14, 2017 Geophysics, Origin of Life, Scientific Trustworthiness 8 All simulations that purport to be breakthroughs in origins problems follow the same pattern. Read More ›
image Type post Date December 12, 2016 CategoriesBiochemistryChemistry Tagged , __nedited, carbon, causation, cytochrome c, defining terms, engineering, enzymes, homochirality, iron, laws of nature, Nature, polymerization, polymers, purpose, silicon, Star Trek Silicon-Based Life: If Scientists Repurpose an Enzyme, Is It Intelligent Design? Science and Culture December 12, 2016 Biochemistry, Chemistry 6 No living cell we know of produces carbon-silicon bonds, but scientists "evolved" a way to make cells produce them. Read More ›
