YouTuber Couldn’t Understand This. Origin of Life Hypotheses Are Imploding

#debate #abiogenesis Krishnamurthy's new paper has just confirmed what Dr. James Tour has been saying for years publicly and in his debate with Dave Farina. In this video we discuss the challenges in origin-of-life research, particularly the failure of the formose reaction to reliably produce usable sugars necessary for RNA and DNA synthesis. Dr. James Tour highlights that even researchers in the field, including Krishnamurthy, now acknowledge these limitations, suggesting the need for alternative models. Featured Paper: "Abiotic aldol reactions of formaldehyde with ketoses and aldoses—Implications for the prebiotic synthesis of sugars by the formose reaction" https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2451929425001433 Full Interview with Ram Krishnamurthy on @StatedClearly : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRBW0U-PV5Q Addressing John Sutherland's work: https://inference-review.com/article/animadversions-of-a-synthetic-chemist Steve Benner's Paper: https://www.academia.edu/81098427/Synthesis_of_Carbohydrates_in_Mineral_Guided_Prebiotic_Cycles?email_work_card=title Headlines: • https://scitechdaily.com/new-clues-to-the-origins-of-life-scientists-find-life-like-nanochannels-in-hydrothermal-vents/ • https://www.thebrighterside.news/post/scientists-discover-how-life-on-earth-began-1-75-billion-years-ago/ • https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/bennu-asteroid-discovery See the full debate: https://youtube.com/live/pxEWXGSIpAI --- If you would like to support us in creating more content across our different media platforms, we would greatly appreciate any support you can give. Visit jesusandscience.org/donate for details on how to give financially. God bless. Donate: jesusandscience.org/donate Facebook: https://facebook.com/drjamestour Instagram: https://instagram.com/drjamestour X/Twitter: https://x.com/drjamestour Youtube: https://youtube.com/@DrJamesTour Discord: https://discord.gg/zUgBMKjk2p Dr. Tour's Research Page - https://jmtour.com 00:00 Glucose synthesis remains unresolved 03:08 Formose reaction can't produce usable sugars 05:30 Autocatalytic loop claims are debunked 06:22 Formose reaction doesn't make needed sugars 07:18 Intelligent design concept in lab chemistry 08:52 Harsh conditions make reaction unworkable 10:13 Even researchers now question formose reaction 12:14 Branched sugars dominate over linear forms 13:39 Prebiotic sugar formation must be reevaluated 15:08 Lab data shows sugars can't be synthesized 16:44 Growing consensus that models are failing 17:25 Tour invites discussion on real problems 18:07 Open call for researchers to join dialogue