Origin and Early Evolution of Life

Click the following for an Origin of Life Student Learning Guide Handout

1. Life, LUCA (Last Universal Common Ancestor) and When Life Began

2. Early Earth, Key Steps in the Emergence of Life, Stanley Miller and the Primordial Soup

3. Problems with the Primordial Soup, Alkaline hydrothermal vents

4. The Origins of Heredity (the RNA World) and The First Cells

5. The Origins of Eukaryotes and Some of the Major Milestones in the History of Life (coming sometime in the future: let me know if you’re interested)