Evolution Soup

Life from Non Life - How Evolution Powers Everything ~ Professor LEE CRONIN

May 18, 2022 Prof Lee Cronin @leecronin Season 5 Episode 2
Evolution Soup
Life from Non Life - How Evolution Powers Everything ~ Professor LEE CRONIN
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The search for the origin of life is nothing new. Abiogenesis - life from non life - has fascinated and frustrated science for countless years. But what if we've been going about it the wrong way?

PROFESSOR LEE CRONIN holds the Regius chair of chemistry at the University of Glasgow. His primary interests are in the creation of artificial lifeforms using inorganic chemistry.

MARK from Evolution Soup talks to Lee about his 'Inorganica' experiments, the nature of living things, why inorganic 'dead stuff' matters and - most importantly - why evolution is the engine that powers it all.

#evolution #abiogenesis #life




LINKS FOR LEE CRONIN:

LEE'S TWITTER: https://twitter.com/leecronin

LAB SITE: http://www.croninlab.com

LAB TWITTER: https://twitter.com/CroninLab

University of Glasgow: https://www.gla.ac.uk/

University of Glasgow Drone Footage by ZICODIAN

Orginal video interview:  https://bit.ly/3G0vdg3


'INORGANICA' (short film with Lee Cronin by Aeon) https://bit.ly/3b12zxw





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