LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE:

From the Miller experiment to the search for life on other worlds

Seventh Conference on Chemical Evolution and the Origin of Life

 

SESSIONS

 

THE INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS

The European Exo/Astrobiology Network Association

The NASA Astrobiology Institute

 

COSMIC AND TERRESTRIAL EVOLUTION

Overview of cosmic evolution
Physical phenomena underlying the origin of life
Origin of biogenic elements
Recent advances and setbacks in searching for the oldest life on Earth

 

CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION:
THE IMPACT OF THE MILLER EXPERIMENT


Chemical evolution and the contribution of Stanley Miller
From the Miller experiment to biological evolution

 

WHAT ARE THE MAJOR UNSOLVED QUESTIONS?
ALTERNATIVE SCENARIOS FOR THE ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF LIFE

The possible role of clays in the origin of genetic material on Earth.
The origin and evolution of life at hydrothermal vents

 

DISTRIBUTION OF LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE

Planetary exploration in our solar system

The interstellar medium, micrometeorites and comets
Spontaneous generation of amino acid structures in the interstellar medium
The Rosetta mission

 

Mars and the Early Earth
Mars Odyssey
Perspectives of the Mars Express mission:
Goals and capabilities of the Beagle 2 Lander
Water evolution on Mars
Martian meteorites, new studies, new thoughts
Ancient Life on Earth and Mars

 

Review of missions to the outer Solar System
Europa overview of the future missions
The Cassini-Huygens mission

 

The search for extrasolar systems


The search for extrasolar planets
Planets with Detectable Life
Detection of water in extrasolar planets
Planets with Detectable Life
Search for extrasolar life: the Darwin/TPF mission

 

The search for evolution of intelligent behavior

Introduction to SETI
SETI on the Moon
What does it take to produce intelligent life?
Evolution of intelligent behavior


The new universe, destiny of life and cultural implications