Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006)

Awards/Availabilty

Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis

Keywords

Life--Origin;

Abstract

The origin of life has long been a mystery to scientists due to the absence of preservation of molecular structure from millions of years ago. Many hypotheses have been constructed on this topic. This paper contrasts the hypotheses of Dr. Christian De Duve, known best for his Nobel Prize winning work on the cell and the discovery of lysosomes, and Dr. Ronald Fox, a physics professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology. De Duve believes that thioesters were precursors to pyrophosphate, which in turn produced adenosine-5'-triphosphate, or ATP, a molecule that is used to supply energy for many of life's processes today. Fox, on the other hand, believes that sulfur proteinoids provided the connecting point between prebiotic molecules and evolutionary energy.

Date of Award

1994

Department

Department of Biology

Presidential Scholar Designation

A paper submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the designation Presidential Scholar

Comments

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Date Original

1994

Object Description

1 PDF file (39 pages)

Date Digital

3-29-2018

Copyright

©1994 - Kimberly Ann Mescall

Type

document

Language

EN

File Format

application_pdf

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Biology Commons

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