Origin of Life’s Building Blocks in Carbon- and Nitrogen-Rich Surface Hydrothermal Vents
There are two dominant and contrasting classes of origin of life scenarios: those predicting that life emerged in submarine hydrothermal systems, where chemical disequilibrium can provide an energy source for nascent life; and those predicting that life emerged within subaerial environments, where U...
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MDPI AG
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Life |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/9/1/12 |