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Abiogenesis Part 2 From Inorganic Materials to “LUCA” Nils Confer, PhD MBA 10/18/2012

Delve into the fascinating journey of abiogenesis, exploring the transition from inorganic materials to the emergence of the Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA). This insightful presentation by Nils Confer, PhD MBA, on 10/18/2012, challenges you to ponder creationist and evolutionist perspectives. Unravel the complexities of building a cell, the significance of polymers, hypercycles, protobionts, and the evolution towards multicellular organisms. The discourse navigates through the intricate marvels of life, pondering the two sides of the coin. Explore the irreducible complexity of cells, the communication in chaos, and the intricate machinery within cells like ribosomes, flagellated motors, and the nuclear pore complex. Join this exploration of the language of life and witness the marvel of the amazing cell.

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Abiogenesis Part 2 From Inorganic Materials to “LUCA” Nils Confer, PhD MBA 10/18/2012

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  1. Abiogenesis Part 2 From Inorganic Materials to “LUCA” Nils Confer, PhD MBA 10/18/2012

  2. Evenings Outline • Review • The building of a cell - requirements • Conclusions

  3. Creation or “Evolution”? Choose!

  4. Creationist View of Abiogenesis Evolutionist View of Abiogenesis Inorganic Materials Inorganic Materials Building Blocks Polymers Polymers with Advantages Hypercycle Protobiont Bacteria Multicellular Organisms Complex and Diverse Life Complex and Diverse Life Two Sides of the Same Coin?

  5. Cells are Extremely Complex!

  6. Cells – Irreducible Complexity?

  7. The Language of Life – Communication out of Chaos?

  8. Ribosomes – Protein Factories

  9. Nucleosomes

  10. Flagellated Motors

  11. Nuclear Pore Complex

  12. Creationist View of Abiogenesis Evolutionist View of Abiogenesis Inorganic Materials Inorganic Materials Building Blocks Polymers Polymers with Advantages Hypercycle Protobiont Bacteria Multicellular Organisms Complex and Diverse Life Complex and Diverse Life Building a Cell - Requirements

  13. Comments from Textbook • “Clearly there are dangers in introducing the cell through its evolution: the large gaps in our knowledge can be filled only by speculations that are liable to be wrong in many details. We cannot go back in time to witness the unique molecular events that took place billions of years ago.”

  14. Comments from Textbook • “…surprisingly easy…” • “The developing earth had immense advantages over any human experimenter, it was very large and could produce a wide spectrum of conditions.” • “…were selected…” • “…preferred…”

  15. Comments from Textbook • “Simple organic molecules such as amino acids and nucleotides can associate to form polymers.” • “The origin of life…requires self promotion.” • “The need for containment is easily fulfilled…”

  16. The Amazing Cell

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