Who was Alexander Ivanovich Oparin?
Q: Who was Alexander Ivanovich Oparin?
A: Alexander Ivanovich Oparin was a Soviet biochemist.
Q: What was Alexander Ivanovich Oparin notable for?
A: Alexander Ivanovich Oparin was notable for his ideas on the origin of life and for writing the book The Origin of Life.
Q: What was one of Alexander Ivanovich Oparin's key ideas about the origin of life?
A: One of Alexander Ivanovich Oparin's key ideas was that oxygen would tend to destroy organic molecules essential for the evolution of early life, although later it was found that the earth's atmosphere at first had almost no oxygen in it.
Q: What else did Alexander Ivanovich Oparin study besides the origin of life?
A: Besides the origin of life, Alexander Ivanovich Oparin also studied the biochemistry of plants and enzyme reactions in plant cells.
Q: What did Alexander Ivanovich Oparin develop the foundations for in the USSR?
A: Alexander Ivanovich Oparin developed the foundations for industrial biochemistry in the USSR.
Q: When and where was Alexander Ivanovich Oparin born and when did he die?
A: Alexander Ivanovich Oparin was born in Uglich, Russia, on March 2, 1894 (O.S. 18 February), and he died in Moscow on April 21, 1980.
Q: How did Alexander Ivanovich Oparin contribute to the field of biochemistry?
A: Alexander Ivanovich Oparin's contributions to the field of biochemistry included developing the foundations for industrial biochemistry in the USSR, studying the biochemistry of plants and enzyme reactions in plant cells, and developing ideas about the origin of life.
