Article: David Berlinski on the Origin of Life

David Berlinski has written a survey of the origin of life field in the Feb. 2006 issue of Commentary magazine.  He critiques whether origin-of-life research qualifies as an entry into “the model for what science should be.”

This is a good article to gain background on a topic often discussed here at CEH.  You can also learn some basic organic chemistry and biochemistry, including how DNA transcription and translation work (but, alas, without illustrations; try NHC Image Library).  Berlinski is well informed of the many problems in the field.  He writes somewhat charitably about the principal characters, but with a ready wit that is entertaining as well as enlightening.