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orgin of life

geology

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What’s good about Earth? Liquid water – because of volcanic activity, distance from Sun, greenhouse effect Mars and Venus don’t have it despite similar composition Abundant organic materials – from basic chemicals – CO2, N2, CHN
why are no fossils "good" fossils? Earliest sedimentary rocks already show evidence of life, so the origin is not in the record – it’s been lost
amino acids are Proteins Miller and Urey experiment – amino acids should have been plentiful with available chemicals – C,H,N,O,P Amino acids are stable – could build up in ocean over time
genetic code RNA, DNA DNA structure – twisted ladder with GTAC rungs – easy to replicate Tricky to see how this got started – it's a complex molecule
lipids contain fat
catalyst useful to facilitate chemical reaction
clays exist along the ridges, providing the templates needed to construct the organic molecules that preceded life
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