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Mechanism of self-assembly driven self-replication.

Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biophysics, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Habitable Zones, Origin & Evolution of Life, Status Report

Selection for Photocatalytic Function through Darwinian Evolution of Synthetic Self-Replicators

by Keith CowingAugust 19, 2024August 18, 2024

The onset of Darwinian evolution represents a key step in the transition of chemical systems into living ones.

Mass spectrum of the soluble extract from room temperature residual (C, CO, NH3, and H2O reactants). The molecular structures assigned to the peaks are shown without Na+, which is added during the ionization. -- physics.bio-ph

Astrochemistry, Astronomy & Telescopes, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Interstellar, Origin & Evolution of Life, Status Report

Formation Of Extraterrestrial Peptides And Their Derivative

by Keith CowingMay 3, 2024May 3, 2024

The formation of protein precursors, due to the condensation of atomic carbon under the low-temperature conditions of the molecular phases of the interstellar medium, opens alternative pathways for the origin […]

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Selection for Photocatalytic Function through Darwinian Evolution of Synthetic Self-Replicators

Formation Of Extraterrestrial Peptides And Their Derivative

White Paper On Phototrophic Biosignatures: Research Priorities For The Search For Life On Other Worlds

Autonomous AI-Cosmoindustry and the Quiet Expansion Filter: A Threshold-Based Resolution of the Fermi Paradox

A Scalable Path to Astrometric Exomoon Discoveries with the Nautilus Space Observatory

20 Years Later: The ALH 84001 Debate in Context with Viking’s Results. Lessons Learned and Portals Opened

Ocean Planet Research: 31 New Species Discovered in Two Weeks of Deep Sea Exploration