Episode 1/13: Introduction to Abiogenesis // A Course on Abiogenesis by Dr. James Tour

In this introductory episode, Dr. James Tour builds the foundation for this series, defining abiogenesis and describing the characteristics for life, including a discussion on early Earth's conditions and challenges for prebiotic chemistry. After reviewing the four classes of molecules needed for life, Dr. Tour elaborates on the synthesis problems currently facing today's origin of life researchers.

Video Index:
00:00 - Introduction
00:44 - Reasons & Intent of this Abiogenesis Series
02:34 - Abiogenesis Defined
04:39 - Life's Characteristics
06:40 - Early Earth Conditions
11:01 - Prebiotic Chemistry Defined
12:23 - Four Classes of Molecules and their Building Blocks
14:37 - Car Parts: Assembly, Collection, Degradation
17:30 - The Synthesis Problem
22:54 - Closing Remarks: "Molecules Don't Care About Life" and What's Next

Links in this Series | Addressing Abiogenesis & Common Misconceptions
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Series Trailer: https://youtu.be/N-RvMStTkx4
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0 - Reasons for this Series: https://youtu.be/71dqAFUb-v0
1 - Introduction to Abiogenesis: https://youtu.be/NqoVxwdWWpg
2 - Primordial Soup: https://youtu.be/tNbl-g8QoAg
3 - Hype: https://youtu.be/Q6b76XQQN00
4 - Homochirality: https://youtu.be/tqbpd3CmBgE
5 - Carbohydrates: https://youtu.be/rdqd_EvpsZM
6 - Building Blocks of Building Blocks: https://youtu.be/CCf-OfFpS_k
7 - Peptides: https://youtu.be/0Hv6KjB0j8Y
8 - Nucleotides: https://youtu.be/CYiguQYCSio
9 - Intermediate Summary & a Call to Colleagues: https://youtu.be/ImPxfmKrmoY
10 - Lipids: https://youtu.be/QTQd5Ifqv2g
11 - Chiral-induced Spin Selectivity: https://youtu.be/VKEZSfuMgL0
12.1 - Cell Construction & The Assembly Problem, Part 1: https://youtu.be/IaJo5jWs_6k
12.2 - Cell Construction & The Assembly Problem, Part 2: https://youtu.be/fDayvhch_W4
13 - Summary & Projections: https://youtu.be/71GTCHkId6M

Link to the cited video ("Elucidating the Agenda of James Tour: A Defense of Abiogenesis") can be found in the video description of Episode 0 - "Reasons for this Series" here: https://youtu.be/71dqAFUb-v0

The passionate thumbnail for this video uses a still frame image taken from Dr. Tour's video on Flash Graphene when he says "any" in the phrase "any carbon source" at 0:12: https://youtu.be/hhN5I_ocLSU

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Photo credit of abandoned and rusty car in desert to Sami Sarkis
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Car parts
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