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 ›
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 & 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 ›
