Top
SCIENCE. STORIES. IMPACT.

iBiology

Bringing the World's Best Biology to You

The Origin of Life on Earth

What is the origin of life on Earth? Jack Szostak describes the chemistry that may have allowed life to first evolve.

With: Jack Szostak

Jack Szostak: The Origin of Life on Earth
Title Video Concepts Duration Video Downloads Transcript PDF Resources
(Educators Only)
Educator Resources for this talk:

Download Teaching Tools for this Talk: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 (Educators only)

The Origin of Cellular Life on Earth The Origin of Cellular Life on Earth
Watch on iBio
Watch on YouTube
 Emergence of life, conditions that support life, self-replicating protocell 54:40 Hi-Res

Subtitled:

 View Transcript
Protocell Membranes Protocell Membranes
Watch on iBio
Watch on YouTube
 Components of a simple protocell 40:42 Hi-Res

Subtitled:

 View Transcript
Non-Enzymatic Copying of Nucleic Acid Templates Non-Enzymatic Copying of Nucleic Acid Templates
Watch on iBio
Watch on YouTube
 Chemical replication of nucleic acid 53:51 Hi-Res

Subtitled:

 View Transcript

iBiology and iBiology Courses are part of the Science Communication Lab (SCL). Our mission remains the same, to connect people to science. However, our focus has shifted to producing and evaluating cinematic films for education and the public, which you can find on the Science Communication Lab website. For more information, please see this blog post!