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About the origin of Life on Earth

Beginn: Ende: Veranstaltungsort: Hörsaalgebäude II, Hörsaal 2
Veran­stal­tungs­art:
  • Kolloquium
Studierende sitzen in einer Vorlesung im Hörsaal. © Nikolas Golsch​/​TU Dortmund
Vortrag im Kolloquium von Dr. Hans Dembinski
Dr. Hans Dembinski

About the origin of Life on Earth

This talk is about fascinating facts and interesting theories about the puzzling origin of life on Earth. I will start with an overview how Earth geologically developed and trace the evolution of life on Earth. We will look into a few curious turns that Nature took along the way. Then, I will focus on the origin of life, the first reproductive biological systems. A puzzling fact is that life on Earth developed extremely quickly, although the step from non-living matter to living systems appears to be very improbable. We will look into potential solutions to this conundrum with surprising implications.