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Chapter 2. Miller’s Experiment And Other Origin Of Life Experiments A. Target Audience and Level of Scientific Background The target audience for our discussion is a typical college or university student, one who may or may not have much of a scientific background. It is assumed that most people reading this pamphlet will have had high school courses in algebra, chemistry and biology. This would provide sufficient background for a person to understand everything we talk about. However, for those who either have not had these courses or are rusty on their content, we have included a brief Tutorial in appendix A. If you find that you are unfamiliar with some of the terms we use in the pamphlet, you might consider studying the tutorial. Also, certain issues in the main body of text will refer to certain portions of the tutorial where it seems appropriate. The tutorial should be adequate to give you sufficient background to understand the material in the main body of the pamphlet. It should also be noted that this pamphlet is written to a generalized audience. Therefore, technical jargon is avoided as much as possible. For instance, if a particular amino acid is among those that are repelled by water, it said to be water-repelling instead of hydrophobic. When mirror images exist of a certain kind of molecule, they are referred to as left handed and right handed instead of levo– and dextro-. The assumption is that those with a thorough scientific background can still understand a concept with the simpler terms and it greatly simplifies the material for the lay person. |