The third article in the series explores the “metabolism first” model and other origin of life theories, some being slight modifications of the two main models discussed in the series.
Are invasive species harmful or beneficial to the local ecology of a given location? The answer to that question is problematic and examples of both good and bad invasions are found. In this article, however, we’ll explore one of the worst documented...
To wrap up the series, we’ll look at what origin of life theories mean for the search for extraterrestrial life and what kind of clues could indicate that life may have been or may be present on other planets.
In the first article of the series, we’ll look at the ideas of prebiotic evolution and the primordial soup, originally put forth by Alexander Oparin and JBS Haldane.