England (London)

21.02.2011 - 22.02.2011

9.00am - 5.00pm

How did life begin on the planet, and how did metabolic and genetic processes evolve at an early stage? Did this generate an RNA-based form of life, and how did this evolve into the present protein-based life? Researchers from a wide variety of disciplines will discuss possible mechanisms whereby biology emerged from chemistry, and subsequently evolved.

Part of the Royal Society's Discussion Meetings programme.

http://royalsociety.org/chemical-origins-of-life/?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_term=The%20chemical%20origins%20of%20life%20and%20its%20early%20evolution&utm_content=Royal%20Society%20Discussion%20Meeting%20programme&utm_campaign=February%202011