Archive for January, 2013

Autocatalytic Sets Center Stage – Princeton Origins of Life

Article – Suzan Mazur

As British chemist John Sutherland et al . exited following their conference presentations and other invited guests were no-shows, the Princeton Origins of Life event further opened up to the public, which invigorated proceedings. Read more »

RNA World Defenders Take Center Stage at Princeton | Mazur

Article – Suzan Mazur

John Sutherland, the British chemist and winner of the Lonsdale Origin of Life Challenge last year with Matthew Powner, opened day two of the Princeton conference talking about a new holistic approach to the problem, a theme he hinted at several years … Read more »

Suzan Mazur: Princeton Origins of Life Conference Streamed

Article – Suzan Mazur

In a couple of emails to me, Andrew Pohorille, the most senior NASA scientist working in the Origin of Life field, objected to my recent interview with Arizona State University’s Sara Walker , one of the featured speakers at Princeton’s Origins of Life conference … Read more »

Princeton Powwow: RNA World’s Last Hurrah?

Article – Suzan Mazur

“I think we need to move away from treating a strict RNA world scenario as the central accepted answer for the origin of life because most of the origin of life community don’t think that’s the definitive answer.” — Sara Imari Walker Read more »