This weeks discussion will focus on the origin of life on earth.
Read the following before coming to discussion section:
1. Freeman and Herron (text book) pp. 615-639.
2. Vital Dust, by Nobel Laurette Christian de Duve, pp. 16-98.
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Come prepared to critically evaluate the hypotheses for the origin
of life presented
in these readings.
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