1 abiogenesis part 2 from inorganic materials to “luca” nils confer, phd mba 10/18/2012
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Abiogenesis Part 2Abiogenesis Part 2
From Inorganic MaterialsFrom Inorganic Materials
to “LUCA”to “LUCA”
Nils Confer, PhD MBANils Confer, PhD MBA
10/18/201210/18/2012
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Evenings OutlineEvenings Outline
• ReviewReview
• The building of a cell - requirementsThe building of a cell - requirements
• ConclusionsConclusions
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Creation or “Evolution”? Creation or “Evolution”? ChooseChoose!!
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Two Sides of the Same Two Sides of the Same Coin?Coin?
Evolutionist View of Abiogenesis
Inorganic Materials
Building Blocks
Polymers
Polymers with Advantages
Hypercycle
Protobiont
Bacteria
Multicellular Organisms
Complex and Diverse Life
Creationist View of Abiogenesis
Inorganic Materials
Complex and Diverse Life
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Cells are Extremely Cells are Extremely Complex!Complex!
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Cells – Irreducible Cells – Irreducible Complexity?Complexity?
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The Language of Life – The Language of Life – Communication out of Chaos?Communication out of Chaos?
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Ribosomes – Protein Ribosomes – Protein FactoriesFactories
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NucleosomesNucleosomes
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Flagellated MotorsFlagellated Motors
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Nuclear Pore ComplexNuclear Pore Complex
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Building a Cell - Building a Cell - RequirementsRequirements
Evolutionist View of Abiogenesis
Inorganic Materials
Building Blocks
Polymers
Polymers with Advantages
Hypercycle
Protobiont
Bacteria
Multicellular Organisms
Complex and Diverse Life
Creationist View of Abiogenesis
Inorganic Materials
Complex and Diverse Life
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Comments from TextbookComments from Textbook
• ““Clearly there are dangers in Clearly there are dangers in introducing the cell through its introducing the cell through its evolution: the large gaps in our evolution: the large gaps in our knowledge can be filled only by knowledge can be filled only by speculations that are liable to be wrong speculations that are liable to be wrong in many details. We cannot go back in in many details. We cannot go back in time to witness the unique molecular time to witness the unique molecular events that took place billions of years events that took place billions of years ago.”ago.”
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Comments from TextbookComments from Textbook
• “…“…surprisingly easy…”surprisingly easy…”
• ““The developing earth had immense The developing earth had immense advantages over any human advantages over any human experimenter, it was very large and experimenter, it was very large and could produce a wide spectrum of could produce a wide spectrum of conditions.”conditions.”
• “…“…were selected…”were selected…”
• “…“…preferred…”preferred…”
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Comments from TextbookComments from Textbook
• ““Simple organic molecules such as Simple organic molecules such as amino acids and nucleotides can amino acids and nucleotides can associate to form polymers.”associate to form polymers.”
• ““The origin of life…requires self The origin of life…requires self promotion.”promotion.”
• ““The need for containment is easily The need for containment is easily fulfilled…”fulfilled…”
