CHEM 5633 - Astrobiochemistry I

Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0

Origin of the universe, the chemical elements, Earth and life, including pre-biotic chemistry. The nature of the first replicators, the origin of the genetic code and the origin of biomolecular chirality.

Prerequisites: CHEM1312 and PHYS1302 or PHYS2326