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In this episode, I talk to Dr Allie Ford of Monash University about Astrobiology. We cover the following questions:<\/p>\n
– What is astrobiology?
\n– The Urey\/Miller experiment
\n– Do amino acids lead to life?
\n– What is life anyway?
\n– What conditions are required for life?
\n– The possibility of life elsewhere in our solar system
\n– Could life have come to Earth from elsewhere?<\/p>\n
This is part 1 of a 2 part interview – make sure you listen to episode 82 for part 2. This episode also features some listener feedback, pin of the episode, and the brain teaser.<\/p>\n
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