Submarine hydrothermal vents and associated gradient environments as sites for the origin and evolution of life
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Serpentinizing hydrothermal vents yield insights into primordial geochemical conditions, providing a window into the environments that the first prokaryotic communities on early Earth inhabited and the role of inorganic catalysts in the chemical setting of life's origin.
“Serpentinizing hydrothermal vents yield insights into primordial geochemical conditions, thereby providing a window in time into the nature of the environments that the first prokaryotic communities on the early Earth inhabited and the role of inorganic catalysts in the chemical setting of life’s origin (Corliss et al., 1981; Baross and Hoffman, 1985).”
From Serpentinization as the source of energy, electrons, organics, catalysts, nutrients and pH gradients for the origin of LUCA and life (2023) · cites this paper as Baross and Hoffman, 1985
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Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredMultiple experimental and theoretical studies have demonstrated that organic synthesis, polymerization, and selection of compounds can occur under hydrothermal conditions.
“Multiple experimental and theoretical studies have demonstrated that organic synthesis, polymerization, and selection of compounds can occur under hydrothermal conditions (Baross and Hoffman, 1985; Martin et al., 2008; He et al., 2010; Amend et al., 2013; Barge et al., 2014; Kreysing et al., 2015).”
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Section 4 describes a model in which hydrothermal environments could support abiotic synthesis of organic compounds and macromolecules. That supports the proposed possibility of synthesis and polymerization, but the authors explicitly call it a hypothesis, not an experimental demonstration. The passages do not establish selection of compounds under hydrothermal conditions. (LLM, conf=0.86)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredSubmarine hydrothermal vents harbour highly reactive chemical environments with far-from-equilibrium conditions, being rich in gradients of redox, pH and temperature.
“Submarine hydrothermal vents harbour highly reactive chemical environments with far-from-equilibrium conditions, being rich in gradients of redox, pH and temperature.”
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Some researchers have suggested that early metabolisms developed in environmental settings where redox gradients occur naturally.
“Some researchers have therefore suggested that early metabolisms developed in environmental settings where redox gradients occur naturally (Baross and Hoffman, 1985; Martin and Russell, 2007).”
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The Ribofilm as a concept for Life’s origins
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“Soon after the discovery of hydrothermal vents, John A. Baross (1940–) and others championed the idea that these vents would be ideal sites for the origin of life [84,85].”
Background
- Authors
- Baross, J. A., & Hoffman, S. E.
- Affiliations
- University of Washington (US)
- Oregon State University (US)
- Venue
- Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere
- Published
- 1985-12
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 327-345
- ISSN
- 0169-6149 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-0875
- OpenAlex
- W2082856886
- Cited by
- 621
- References
- 49
- Citations by year
- 2026: 32 · 2025: 26 · 2024: 28 · 2023: 30 · 2022: 23 · 2021: 41 · 2020: 35 · 2019: 25 · 2018: 34 · 2017: 23 · 2016: 26 · 2015: 25 · 2014: 24 · 2013: 28 · 2012: 27
- FWCI
- 3.83
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Science Foundation (8120473, 8111307)
- Office of Naval Research (N00014)
- Office of Polar Programs
- Division of Polar Programs
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Origins and Evolution of Life
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geochemistry and Petrology › Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
- Keywords
- submarine hydrothermal vents, origin of life, evolution of life, Archean ocean, chemical gradients, abiotic synthesis, thermal energy, amino acid synthesis, hydrothermal systems, early Earth tectonics
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