Lecture January 23, 1997 - Why Chemistry?

Overheads: Why Chemistry?

Course Organization

Why Chem? What are we really doing?

Global Warming & Ozone Depletion

The Molecular Basis of Biology and Chemistry

Macromolecular Structure

Macromolecular Structure continued

The Strange Case of Hydrothermal Vents

Alvine and Hydrothermal Vents

Hydrothermal Vent System

Hydrothermal Vent Indicating Bacterial Concentrations

M. jannaschii, from the class Archaea

The Tree of Life

Gas Phase Sodium ion and Chloride ion at a distance R

Sodium ion and Chloride ion shielded by H-bonded water molecules

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