ED352 - ORIGINES / module 8 'Origin of Life', G.DANGER / J-M. CLAVERIE

The training is organized in eight modules of 2 to 5 hours
(2x2.5h — including break) each. The student has the
possibility to select modules individually or in total.

Part 1. Formation and evolution of organic matter (G. Danger)
Objectives : Define the possible links between the origin of the solar system and the formation and
evolution of exogenous organic matter and its role in the emergence of living systems on Earth.

Part 2. From philosophical concepts to scientific hypotheses (JM. Claverie)
Objectives : Brainstorm the epistemological debates concerning the emergence of life on Earth, and its
definition.

Program : Understand the origin of organic matter available within interplanetary objects and discuss
under what conditions the organic content of interplanetary bodies could have played a role in the
emergence of living systems on the primitive Earth.

Program : Definition of life (on Earth) from antiquity to the present day. Life as an « emergent »
property. The cell as an elementary unit of life. The notion of an organism. Life as a continuous process
through time. Boundaries of life. Concept of neo-Darwinian evolution.

MASTER

Be able to discuss about recent planetary system formation
theory and origin of life. Be able to read specialized literature.
Participate and conceive research projects in the astrobiology
field.