Exobiology: An interview with Dr. Stanley L. Miller
http://www.accessexcellence.org/WN/NM/miller.html

Sean Henahan, Access Excellence @ the National Health Museum


This page contains the transcript of an interview with Dr. Stanley Miller about his research on the origins of life. Topics touched on include the nature of early Earth's reducing atmosphere, some basic prebiotic chemistry, the Panspermia theory, ideas about spontaneous generation, and the Urey-Miller electrical discharge experiment. This would be accessible for teachers and secondary or higher level students.


Subject: Biology:Evolution:Processes, Biology:Microbiology, Biology, Chemistry, Biology:Evolution, Molecular Biology, Astrobiology, Biogeochemistry, Ecology, Ecology:Habitats, Metabolism
Resource Type: Biographical Resources, Scientific Resources:Opinion, Scientific Resources
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Ecology, BiogeoscienceKeywords: exobiology, origins of life, Stanley Miller, Miller-Urey experiment, prebiotic broth, reducing atmosphere, Panspermia