PSW 2302 Synthesizing Life | Lee Cronin from inorganic chemistry Watch Video
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Description: Friday, May 25, 2012nWhat is life? How did life start on planet earth 3.5 billion years ago? Which molecules and chemical systems led to biology? Is biology limited to the carbon-based chemical systems of life as we know it or can other chemical systems support other biologies? Is there a general theory of evolution that extends to all matter? These are fantastically interesting questions fundamental to our understanding of life itself. This lecture will explore answers to these questions - by l