Class Date
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Lecture
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Paper to be discussed
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Monday, September 30
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Introduction (PDF)
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None
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| Wednesday, October 2
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Solar System: Orbits and Temperature (PDF)
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Origins of a Habitable Universe (30 pp, PDF)
K. Plaxco & M. Gross, Astrobiology 2e (2011)
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| Friday, October 4 |
Exoplanets (PDF)
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On the possibility of Earth-type habitable planets around 47 UMa (8 pp, PDF)
Cuntz et al 2003, Icarus 162, 214-221 |
Monday, October 21
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Habitability of Planets (PDF)
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Origins of a Habitable Planet (27 pp, PDF)
K. Plaxco & M. Gross, Astrobiology 2e (2011)
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Tuesday, October 22
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Guest Lecture: Extreme Environments (PDF)
Prof. Don Cowan (Genetics, UP)
Course Announcements (PDF)
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Monday, October 28
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Exoplanet Habitability (PDF)
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Water Planets in the Habitable Zone (11 pp, PDF)
Kaltenegger et al 2013, Astrophysical Journal Letters 75, L47
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Wednesday, October 30
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Prebiotic Chemistry (PDF)
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On the Evolution of the Standard Amino Acid Alphabet (6 pp, PDF)
Lu and Freeland 2006, Genome Biology 7, 102.
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Thursday, October 31
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Contact
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Friday, November 1
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SETI (PDF)
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Monday, November 4
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Origin of Life (PDF)
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Habitability on Mars from a Microbial Point of View (11 pp, PDF)
Westall et al, Astrobiology 13, 887-897 |
Wednesday, November 6
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Interstellar Travel, Crackpots, and Grab Bag (PDF)
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Directed Panspermia and SARS - A Clue to its Origin (9 pp, PDF)
Crick & Orgel 1973, Icarus 19, 341-345
Wickramasinghe 2003, The Lancet 361, 1832.
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