Could Life Have Started on Mars? Planetary Conditions That Assemble and Destroy Protocells

Early Mars was likely habitable, but could life actually have started there? While cellular life emerged from prebiotic chemistry through a pre-Darwinian selection process relevant to both Earth and Mars, each planet posed unique selection ‘hurdles’ to this process. We focus on drivers of selection...

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Published in:	Life
Main Authors:	Francesca C. A. Cary, David W. Deamer, Bruce F. Damer, Sarah A. Fagents, Kathleen C. Ruttenberg, Stuart P. Donachie
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-03-01
Subjects:	selection protocells Mars prebiotic chemistry cations origin of life
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/14/3/415