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Background
What is Life (science, religion, mythology,
philosophy)?
What is Terrestrial Life (life in land,
Air, and Water)?
What is Extra-Terrestrial Life (life anywhere
else in the universe)?
The Composition and the Evolution of the Universe
The Laws of the Universe (gravity,
electromagnetic, Strong force, weak Force)
The Chemical Evolution From the Big Bang to Primordial
soup
The Evolution from the Primordial Soup to
Primates and People
The Kingdoms of Life (Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plants,
Animals)
Sub-Kingdom of Animals (fishes, amphibians, reptiles,
birds, mammals)
The Miraculous Creation of Homo Sapiens (us)
Biomolecules (Proteins, Carbohydrates, Lipids, DNA)
Pioneers: Dr. Stanley L. Miller and Dr. Drake and his equation
Some Agencies and Organizations involved in Astrobiology or Exobiology:
National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA)
NASA Astrobiology Institute
The National Science Foundation
The US Geological Survey
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
The International Astronomical Union
The Universities Space Research Association (USRA)
The Center for the Study of Life in the Universe
SETI Institute www.seti.org
Phoenix Project
Panspermia
Is the Absence of Evidence the evidence of
Absence?
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