Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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Professor Ram Krishnamurthy is based in the Department of Chemistry at Scripps Research, where his lab investigates the reactions that could have first given way to life on Earth. Listen as we discuss finding biological building blocks on meteorites, NASA’s search for life on other planets, and staying grounded with philosophy and meditation.

Episode transcript acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:4de38e5c-98e0-3100-90d2-324afe81d1f9

Ram’s faculty profile
https://www.scripps.edu/faculty/krishnamurthy/

Astrobiology at NASA
astrobiology.nasa.gov/news/new-nasa-research-consortium-to-tackle-lifes-origins

Scripps Research Magazine
https://magazine.scripps.edu/