Origins of Life Objectives

Describe the Oparin/Haldane Hypothesis for the origin of life from non-life.

Describe the support that exists for the Oparin/Haldane hypothesis.

Stanley Miller’s experiment (and others)

Stabilization of polymers on mineral clays

Self-assembly and replication of protobionts

RNA catalytic properties and self-replication

Describe how RNA is able to have catalytic properties.