This is Episode 12, PART 2. Part 1 is here:

In Part 2 of this multipart episode, Dr. James Tour transitions into a discussion on the assembly problem. After a flashback to the unaddressed complex cellular membrane, a separate and bewildering discussion on the Levinthal paradox of interactomes ensues. Dr. Tour then cites a mainline scientific journal with authors stating a miracle is the only explanation for a primitive living cell having the information hurdle accomplished within Earth’s time frame, followed by an inspection of what the most basic gene set must look like in order to carry out the necessary functions of cellular life. Can RNA do the same? Did meteors deliver the molecules needed? Those questions are evaluated, and something new is presented, as Dr. Tour says that even if one has all the components, the problem of making the simplest living cell with those components remains. Finally, Dr. Tour shifts the conversation to the positive, providing good targets that origin of life research should solve in this desperate race to reach the finish line before the distance is increased yet again.

Video Index:
coming soon…

Links in this Series | Addressing Abiogenesis & Common Misconceptions
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Series Trailer:

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0 – Reasons for this Series:

1 – Introduction to Abiogenesis:

2 – Primordial Soup:

3 – Hype:

4 – Homochirality:

5 – Carbohydrates:

6 – Building Blocks of Building Blocks:

7 – Peptides:

8 – Nucleotides:

9 – Intermediate Summary & a Call to Colleagues:

10 – Lipids:

11 – Chiral-induced Spin Selectivity:

12.1 – Cell Construction & The Assembly Problem, Part 1:

12.2 – Cell Construction & The Assembly Problem, Part 2:

13 – Summary & Projections:

Capturing Christianity: “FIERY Origin of Life Debate // James Tour vs Josh Swamidass”

Unbelievable?: “Can chemistry solve the origin of life? Perry Marshall, Denis Noble and Lee Cronin”

Link to the cited video (“Elucidating the Agenda of James Tour: A Defense of Abiogenesis”) can be found in the video description of Episode 0 – “Reasons for this Series” here:

The passionate thumbnail for this video uses a still frame image taken from Dr. Tour’s video on Flash Graphene when he says “any” in the phrase “any carbon source” at 0:12:

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