Description
An exploration of the main hypotheses, lines of evidence, and open questions to the origin of life. Topics include thermodynamics of life, the Oparin-Haldane hypothesis, the Miller-Urey experiment, the RNA world hypothesis, panspermia hypotheses, and a special focus on the alkaline hydrothermal vent hypothesis.
Prerequisites
- Prerequisite(s): BIOL 2200 or BIOL 2201 .
Conditions and arrangements
- Prerequisite(s): BIOL 2200 or BIOL 2201 .
- Lectures three hours a week.
Reference text in its original language
An exploration of the main hypotheses, lines of evidence, and open questions to the origin of life. Topics include thermodynamics of life, the Oparin-Haldane hypothesis, the Miller-Urey experiment, the RNA world hypothesis, panspermia hypotheses, and a special focus on the alkaline hydrothermal vent hypothesis.
- Prerequisite(s): BIOL 2200 or BIOL 2201 .
- Lectures three hours a week.
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