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The Emergence of Life on Any Planet
20:26 - 25:25 (04:58)
This episode discusses the principles that govern the emergence of life on any planet and how continuous conversion, growth, and reaction contribute to the formation of living cells. It also ponders the possibility of pan-spermia and the increase in entropy of the universe.
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The process of cell growth and self-organization is a continuous conversion of molecules into more of the cell itself, including the formation of carboxylic acids and fatty acids that make up the cell membranes, leading to a direction in the process.
20:26 - 21:58 (01:31)
Cell Growth
Summary
The process of cell growth and self-organization is a continuous conversion of molecules into more of the cell itself, including the formation of carboxylic acids and fatty acids that make up the cell membranes, leading to a direction in the process.
ChapterThe Emergence of Life on Any Planet
Episode#318 – Nick Lane: Origin of Life, Evolution, Aliens, Biology, and Consciousness
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The possibility of pan-spermia, the idea that life on Earth may have been seeded by life-bearing meteorites, is discussed along with the intellectual framework needed to understand how life can emerge on any planet.
21:58 - 25:25 (03:27)
pan-spermia
Summary
The possibility of pan-spermia, the idea that life on Earth may have been seeded by life-bearing meteorites, is discussed along with the intellectual framework needed to understand how life can emerge on any planet.