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Origins of Life

Web Resources for Research into the Origin & Evolution of Life



For an introduction into current efforts to understand the origins and evolution of life the following sites have proved useful.  Kinohi Home Page

Institutes

  • The Spitzer Science Center
  • The Spitzer Space Telescope
  • Columbia Astrobiology Center
  • Santa Fe Institute
  • The SETI Institute
  • Astrobiology Institute
  • Mars meteorite information
  • Lunar and Planetary Institute
  • Extraterrestrial Samples - Johnson Space Center
  • International Society for the Study of the Origins of Life (ISSOL)

Journals

  • Icarus
  • Astrobiology
  • International Journal of Astrobiology
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Sites of Special Interest:

Many of these have been created or inspired by the students we all hope are far ahead of us in curiosity, wisdom, and intelligence.
  • The Cool Cosmos
  • The Challenger Center for Space Science Education
  • Seattle Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame

People Instrumental In Understanding the Origin & Evolution of Life in the Universe

Scientists whose work was often 'ahead of their times'.
  • Barbara McClintock: Jumping Genes
  • Lynn Margulis: Symbiogenesis and Gaia
  • Baruch Blumberg: Hepatitis and Viral Adaptation
  • Rebecca Elson: A Responsibility to Awe
  • Marie Curie: Radiation and Life
  • Rosalind Franklin: single stranded viruses
  • Hepatia of Alexandria: Mathematics and the People

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