warm little pond Type post Author Casey Luskin Date October 3, 2017 CategoriesEvolutionLife SciencesOrigin of Life Tagged , __edited, early Earth, hydrothermal vents, meteorites, Miller-Urey experiment, nucleobases, ozone, polymers, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, RNA world Warm Little Pond? PNAS Paper Admits Difficulties Generating RNA on Prebiotic Earth Casey Luskin October 3, 2017 Evolution, Life Sciences, Origin of Life 5 “Warm little ponds,” in Darwin's quaint expression, are actually very hostile environments for generating nucleotides. Read More ›
cell Type post Author Brian Miller Date June 19, 2017 CategoriesBiologyChemistryIntelligent DesignOrigin of LifePhysical SciencesPhysics Tagged , __k-review, early Earth, Fred Hoyle, hydrothermal vents, Stanley Miller, thermodynamics Thermodynamics of the Origin of Life Brian Miller June 19, 2017 Biology, Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences, Physics 7 Popular articles on origin-of-life research often portray the field as constantly advancing and quickly converging on a purely materialistic explanation for the first cell. Read More ›
