Episode 5/13: Carbohydrates // A Course on Abiogenesis by Dr. James Tour

Dr. James Tour - Jesus, Science, Faith, Origin of Life & Abiogenesis

In this episode on carbohydrates, Dr. James Tour teaches the 1st class of compounds needed for life -- carbohydrates-- and comes right out of the gate, refuting the claimed triviality of their biomolecular synthesis. Rather than agree with the claim on the ease of polysaccharide synthesis, Dr. Tour explains the difficulty of their creation, including homochirality and the prebiotic problems facing multiple isomers, blind pathways, and polymerization and positioning. Also, Dr. Tour points out th…