The Origins course tracks the origin of all things – from the Big Bang to the origin of the Solar System and the Earth. The course follows the evolution of life on our planet through deep geological time to present life forms.
4.3 Eukaryotic Evolution and the Phylogeny of All Life - The Transition from the Prokaryotic to the Eukaryotic Cell and the Endosymbiont Theory - Martin V. Sørensen
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Origins - Formation of the Universe, Solar System, Earth and Life
University of Copenhagen
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Transition from Microbial to Macrobial Life: Snowball Earth and the Ediacara Biota / Eukaryotic Evolution and the Phylogeny of All Life
In this module, we take a closer look at how the physical and biological conditions that made the Cambrian Explosion possible arose. In the first lectures Svend Stouge will tell you about the dramatic consequences of climate changes seen toward the end of the Precambrian. Geological evidence supports the idea that the Earth was completely covered in ice during periods that we, for obvious reasons, refer to as Snowball Earth. In the remaining lectures Martin Sørensen will tell you about one of the most significant building blocks of life on Earth – the cell – and how the early bacterial cells evolved and became capable of forming the huge variety of life that we see today. Martin Sørensen will also show how different evolutionary trends of cells resulted in six major organism groups, of which several gave rise to multicellular life.
Meet the Instructors
Henning HaackAssociate Professor
Natural History Museum
James ConnellyProfessor
Natural History Museum of Denmark
Vivi VajdaProfessor
Department of Geology, Lund University
Jon FjeldsåProfessor, Curator
Thomas GilbertProfessor
Michael Houmark-NielsenAssociate Professor
Natural History Museum of Denmark
Bent Erik Kramer LindowCurator
Natural History Museum of Denmark
Gilles Guy Roger CunyAssociate Professor
Natural History Museum of Denmark
Ole SebergAssociate Professor
Natural History Museum of Denmark
Gitte PetersenAssociate Professor
Natural History Museum of Denmark
Tais Wittchen DahlAssistant Professor of Geobiology
Arne Thorshøj NielsenAssociate Professor
Natural History Museum of Copenhagen
Martin Vinther SørensenAssociate Professor, Curator
Natural History Museum of Denmark
Svend StougeAssociate Professor
Natural History Museum of Denmark
Danny Eibye JacobsenAssociate Professor, Curator
Natural History Museum of Denmark
Jan Audun RasmussenAssociate Professor
Natural History Museum of Denmark
Emily Catherine PopeAssistant professor
Natural History Museum of Denmark
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