Episode 1/13: Introduction to Abiogenesis // A Course on Abiogenesis by Dr. James Tour

In this introductory episode, Dr. James Tour builds the foundation for this series, defining abiogenesis and describing the characteristics for life, including a discussion on early Earth's conditions and challenges for prebiotic chemistry. After reviewing the four classes of molecules needed for life, Dr. Tour elaborates on the synthesis problems currently facing today's origin of life researchers. Video Index: 00:00 - Introduction 00:44 - Reasons & Intent of this Abiogenesis Series 02:34 - Abiogenesis Defined 04:39 - Life's Characteristics 06:40 - Early Earth Conditions 11:01 - Prebiotic Chemistry Defined 12:23 - Four Classes of Molecules and their Building Blocks 14:37 - Car Parts: Assembly, Collection, Degradation 17:30 - The Synthesis Problem 22:54 - Closing Remarks: "Molecules Don't Care About Life" and What's Next Links in this Series | Addressing Abiogenesis & Common Misconceptions ====== Series Trailer: https://youtu.be/N-RvMStTkx4 ------ 0 - Reasons for this Series: https://youtu.be/71dqAFUb-v0 1 - Introduction to Abiogenesis: https://youtu.be/NqoVxwdWWpg 2 - Primordial Soup: https://youtu.be/tNbl-g8QoAg 3 - Hype: https://youtu.be/Q6b76XQQN00 4 - Homochirality: https://youtu.be/tqbpd3CmBgE 5 - Carbohydrates: https://youtu.be/rdqd_EvpsZM 6 - Building Blocks of Building Blocks: https://youtu.be/CCf-OfFpS_k 7 - Peptides: https://youtu.be/0Hv6KjB0j8Y 8 - Nucleotides: https://youtu.be/CYiguQYCSio 9 - Intermediate Summary & a Call to Colleagues: https://youtu.be/ImPxfmKrmoY 10 - Lipids: https://youtu.be/QTQd5Ifqv2g 11 - Chiral-induced Spin Selectivity: https://youtu.be/VKEZSfuMgL0 12.1 - Cell Construction & The Assembly Problem, Part 1: https://youtu.be/IaJo5jWs_6k 12.2 - Cell Construction & The Assembly Problem, Part 2: https://youtu.be/fDayvhch_W4 13 - Summary & Projections: https://youtu.be/71GTCHkId6M Link to the cited video ("Elucidating the Agenda of James Tour: A Defense of Abiogenesis") can be found in the video description of Episode 0 - "Reasons for this Series" here: https://youtu.be/71dqAFUb-v0 The passionate thumbnail for this video uses a still frame image taken from Dr. Tour's video on Flash Graphene when he says "any" in the phrase "any carbon source" at 0:12: https://youtu.be/hhN5I_ocLSU If you found this helpful and a blessing to you or learned something new, please share and give this a like or thumbs up. And if you haven't already, please follow/like/subscribe, so you can stayed tuned in. God bless you. Photo credit of abandoned and rusty car in desert to Sami Sarkis https://pixels.com/featured/abandoned-and-rusty-car-wreck-in-desert-sami-sarkis.html Car parts https://www.flickr.com/photos/wiifan/4086874398 #Abiogenesis #JamesTour #OriginOfLife ~ http://drjamestour.com Website - http://jmtour.com Twitter - http://twitter.com/drjamestour Facebook - http://facebook.com/drjamestour LinkedIn - http://linkedin.com/in/drjamestour Instagram - http://instagram.com/drjamestour Snapchat - http://snapchat.com/add/drjamestour WeChat - @drjamestour