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RNA (on left) compared with DNA (on right); courtesy Wikimedia The abiogenesis problem Exactly how life first emerged on Earth (the “abiogenesis” problem) remains a critical unsolved question in biology. Was it inevitable, given a favorable environment, or was it a fantastically improbable event? All we know for sure is that it occurred at Continue reading The origin of life in an inflationary universe The Covid-19 virus (courtesy U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention) A pandemic is upon us As this is being written (April 2020), the entire world is gripped in the throes of the rapidly spreading and deadly Covid-19 pandemic. International travel has been greatly curtailed worldwide; many businesses, large and small, have shut their Continue reading Pseudoscience in the age of Coronavirus |
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