Friday, September 4, 2009

Prebiotic Environment and the Origin of Life


Readings

Introduction to Exobiology- http://www.chem.duke.edu/~jds/cruise_chem/Exobiology/index.html

This website from Duke University has good information about the conditions of the prebiotic environment, the Miller Urey Experiment, and other issues.

Expected Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course a fully engaged student should be able to

- discuss the characteristics of the prebiotic environment

- discuss how the prebiotic environment differs from the environment we live in today

- discuss some reasons why the current environment differs from the prebiotic environment

- discuss the methodology and the results of the Miller-Urey experiment

- disuss the gaps in our knowledge and understanding of the origin of life

- state the year of Dr. San Francisco's birth

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