Researchers have long sought to understand the origins of life on Earth. A new study conducted by scientists at the Institute for Advanced Study, the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI), and […]
origin of life
Posted inGenomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology & SynBio, Origin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
Uncovering The Principles Of Universal Self-Assembly
For years, researchers have searched for the working principles of self-assembly that can build a cell (complex biological organism) as well as a crystal (far simpler inorganic material) in the […]
Posted inOrigin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
Hydrogen Energy Is At The Root Of Life
Since the discovery of submarine hydrothermal vents around 40 years ago, these natural chemical reactors have been a focus for evolutionary researchers searching for the origin of life. The vents […]
Posted inOrigin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
Rules Of Life: From A Pond To The Beyond
The Cuatro Cienegas Basin, located in Chihuahuan Desert in Mexico, was once a shallow sea that became isolated from the Gulf of Mexico around 43 million years ago. This basin […]
Posted inOrigin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
Lifelike Chemistry Created In Lab Search For Ways To Study Origin Of Life
University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have cultivated lifelike chemical reactions while pioneering a new strategy for studying the origin of life. The work is far from jumpstarting life in the lab. […]
Posted inOrigin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
Were Hot, Humid Summers The Key To Life's Origins?
Uncovering how the first biological molecules (like proteins and DNA) arose is a major goal for researchers attempting to solve the origin of life. Today, chemists at Saint Louis University, […]
Posted inOrigin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
New Insights Into The Origin Of Life on Earth
A famous experiment in 1953 showed that amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, could have formed spontaneously under the atmospheric conditions of early Earth. However, just because molecules could […]
Posted inOrigin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
Origin Of Life: The Importance Of Interfaces
Tiny gas-filled bubbles in the porous rock found around hot springs are thought to have played an important role in the origin of life. Temperature differences at the interface between […]
Posted inOrigin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
Strange Bacteria Hint At Ancient Origin Of Photosynthesis
Structures inside rare bacteria are similar to those that power photosynthesis in plants today, suggesting the process is older than assumed. The finding could mean the evolution of photosynthesis needs […]
Posted inOrigin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
Electricity-driven Undersea Reactions May Have Been Important For The Emergence Of Life
Though it remains unknown how life began, there is a community of scientists who suspect it occurred in or around deep sea hydrothermal environments. At such sites, water heated by […]