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Origins of life / Robert M. Hazen

By: Contributor(s): Material type: Mixed materialsLanguage: English Series: The Great Courses. Science & mathematics. | The Great courses | The Great CoursesPublication details: Chantilly, Virginia : The Teaching Company, 2005.Description: iv, 483 p ; 19 cmISBN:
  • 9781598031034 (pbk)
  • 1598031031
Other title:
  • Transcript book [Cover title]
Uniform titles:
  • The Great Courses
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 370
LOC classification:
  • LB 14.6 H429o 2005
Available additional physical forms:
  • 6 DVD que contienen 36 lecturas / 30 minutos por lectura.
Contents:
Lecture 1. The Grand Question of Life's Origins ; Lecture 2. The Historical Setting of Origins Research ; Lecture 3. What is Life? ; Lecture 4. Is There Life on Mars? Lecture 5. Earth's Oldest Fossils ; Lecture 6. Fossil Isotopes ; Lecture 7. Molecular Biosignatures ; Lecture 8. Emergence ; Lecture 9. The Miller-Urey Experiment ; Lecture 10. Life from the Bottom of the Sea ; Lecture 11. The Deep, Hot Biosphere ; Lecture 12. Experiments at High Pressure. Lecture 13. More Experiments Under Pressure ; Lecture 14. Deep Space Dust, Molten Rock, and Zeolite ; Lecture 15. Macromolecules and the Tree of Life ; Lecture 16. Lipids and Membrane Self-Organization ; Lecture 17. Life on Clay, Clay as Life ; Lecture 18. Life's Curious Handedness ; Lecture 19. Self-Replicating Molecular Systems ; Lecture 20. Günter Wächtershäuser's Grand Hypothesis ; Lecture 21. The RNA World ; Lecture 22. The Pre-RNA World ; Lecture 23. Natural Selection and Competition ; Lecture 24. Three Scenarios for the Origin of Life.
Summary: An overview of the current understanding of life's origins.
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Course no. 1515.

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Course consists of 24 lectures.

Lecture 1. The Grand Question of Life's Origins ; Lecture 2. The Historical Setting of Origins Research ; Lecture 3. What is Life? ; Lecture 4. Is There Life on Mars? Lecture 5. Earth's Oldest Fossils ; Lecture 6. Fossil Isotopes ; Lecture 7. Molecular Biosignatures ; Lecture 8. Emergence ; Lecture 9. The Miller-Urey Experiment ; Lecture 10. Life from the Bottom of the Sea ; Lecture 11. The Deep, Hot Biosphere ; Lecture 12. Experiments at High Pressure. Lecture 13. More Experiments Under Pressure ; Lecture 14. Deep Space Dust, Molten Rock, and Zeolite ; Lecture 15. Macromolecules and the Tree of Life ; Lecture 16. Lipids and Membrane Self-Organization ; Lecture 17. Life on Clay, Clay as Life ; Lecture 18. Life's Curious Handedness ; Lecture 19. Self-Replicating Molecular Systems ; Lecture 20. Günter Wächtershäuser's Grand Hypothesis ; Lecture 21. The RNA World ; Lecture 22. The Pre-RNA World ; Lecture 23. Natural Selection and Competition ; Lecture 24. Three Scenarios for the Origin of Life.

An overview of the current understanding of life's origins.

6 DVD que contienen 36 lecturas / 30 minutos por lectura.

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