Exposed Areas Above Sea Level on Earth >3.5 Gyr Ago: Implications for Prebiotic and Primitive Biotic Chemistry

How life began on Earth is still largely shrouded in mystery. One of the central ideas for various origins of life scenarios is Darwin’s “warm little pond„. In these small bodies of water, simple prebiotic compounds such as amino acids, nucleobases, and so on, were prod...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey L. Bada, Jun Korenaga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-11-01
Series:Life
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/8/4/55