The Grayness of the Origin of Life

The Grayness of the Origin of Life

In the search for life beyond Earth, distinguishing the living from the non-living is paramount. However, this distinction is often elusive, as the origin of life is likely a stepwise evolutionary process, not a singular event. Regardless of the favored origin of life model, an inherent “grayness” b...

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Main Authors: Hillary H. Smith, Andrew S. Hyde, Danielle N. Simkus, Eric Libby, Sarah E. Maurer, Heather V. Graham, Christopher P. Kempes, Barbara Sherwood Lollar, Luoth Chou, Andrew D. Ellington, G. Matthew Fricke, Peter R. Girguis, Natalie M. Grefenstette, Chad I. Pozarycki, Christopher H. House, Sarah Stewart Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Life
Subjects:
origin of life
prebiotic evolution
meteoritic organics
pre-RNAs
metalloenzymes
thioesters
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/6/498

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