Prebiotic Chemistry Courses and Certifications

Institute of Cosmos Sciences UB

Prebiotic Chemistry and the Origin of Life - The 1953 Miller Experiment

Explore the groundbreaking 1953 Miller experiment that synthesized amino acids from primitive Earth conditions, revolutionizing our understanding of life's chemical origins and prebiotic evolution.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Société Française d'Exobiologie

Prebiotic Chemistry - Part II

Dive into advanced concepts of prebiotic chemistry and explore fundamental theories about the chemical origins of life through expert insights and current research developments.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Société Française d'Exobiologie

Prebiotic Chemistry - Part 1

Dive into the fundamental concepts of prebiotic chemistry and explore early Earth's chemical processes that may have led to the origin of life.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 10 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Société Française d'Exobiologie

Prebiotic Chemistry - From Hydrogen Cyanide to the Origins of Life

Explore the fundamental concepts of prebiotic chemistry and its role in understanding life's origins through an interdisciplinary examination of chemical processes and early Earth conditions.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 11 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

EAI - European Astrobiology Institute

Mechanisms of Emergence: How Life-Like Functions Emerge in Chemical Networks

Explore how life-essential functions emerge from chemical networks, from self-replication to primitive metabolism, and discover the mechanisms behind cell-like compartments and Darwinian evolution.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 9 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Origin of Life - From Monomers to LUCA - Part 2

Explore the evolutionary journey from simple monomers to LUCA (Last Universal Common Ancestor) in this detailed examination of life's origins on Earth.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

History of the Earth

How Did Life Begin? - The Origins of Chemical Evolution

Explore the fascinating theories and scientific discoveries surrounding the origins of life on Earth, from early misconceptions to modern hypotheses about chemical evolution and the RNA world.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Inevitability of Life: Geochemistry and the Emergence of Living Systems

Explore the inevitability of life's emergence and persistence on Earth through geochemistry, challenging the notion of improbable events in life's origin.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Mimicking Simple Life Without Biochemistry

Explore the creation of life-like chemical systems exhibiting growth, replication, and evolution through non-biochemical processes, offering insights into artificial biology and early Earth proto-life formation.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 6 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Carnegie Earth & Planets Laboratory

Minerals - Earth's Ultimate Time Capsules

Explore Earth's 4.5-billion-year history through minerals with Dr. Hazen as he reveals how these natural time capsules document our planet's evolution and help predict future geological and biological developments.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Origin of Biological Information in a Bottom-Up Physicochemical Protocell

Explore the emergence of biological information in protocells through a physicochemical perspective, unraveling the mysteries of life's origins.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

AAAS Annual Meeting

Searching for the Emergence of Life-like Behaviors in Chemical Networks - Stephanie Colón-Santos - AAAS Annual Meeting

Exploring chemical networks for life-like behaviors using untargeted analysis and Chemical Ecosystem Selection experiments to identify complex patterns and unique products in prebiotic mixtures.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

NASA Astrobiology

Proton Irradiation Effects on Stable Chiral Amino Acid Radicals

Explore proton irradiation's impact on stable chiral amino acid radicals in astrobiology research. Gain insights into cutting-edge findings presented at AbGradCon 2023 by early-career scientist Máté Szarka.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

NASA Astrobiology

Modulating Lipid Packing and Solute Permeability of Model Protocells

Explore lipid packing and solute permeability in model protocells, gaining insights into early cell membrane formation and potential implications for astrobiology research.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

NASA Astrobiology

Autocatalytic Chemical Ecosystems in Spatial Settings

Explore autocatalytic chemical ecosystems in spatial settings, gaining insights into complex astrobiology topics and fostering collaboration among early-career scientists.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video