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Organic Aerosols and the Origin of Life: An Hypothesis

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Donaldson, D. J., Tervahattu, H., Tuck, A. F., Vaida, V.·2004·Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere

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Recent experimental work has verified the prediction that marine aerosols could have an exterior film of amphiphiles; palmitic, stearic and oleic acids were predominant. Thermodynamic analysis has revealed that such aerosols are energetically capable of asymmetric division. In a prebiotic terrestrial environment, one of the products of such aerosol fission would have been bacterially sized (microns), the other would have been virally sized (tens of nanometers). Plausible avenues for chemical differentiation between the two particles are discussed, and the probabilities for the transition from geochemistry to biochemistry updated in light of recent palaeo fossil studies.

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Authors
Donaldson, D. J., Tervahattu, H., Tuck, A. F., & Vaida, V.
Affiliations
  • University of Toronto (CA)
  • University of Helsinki (FI)
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)
  • University of Colorado Boulder (US)
Corresponding author
Tuck, A. F.
Venue
Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere
Published
2004-02
Volume
34
Issue
1-2
Pages
57-67
ISSN
  • 0169-6149 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-0875
OpenAlex
W2041386239
Cited by
84
References
40
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.54
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja (submittedVersion)
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 › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution
Keywords
organic aerosol, origin of life, marine aerosols, amphiphile monolayers, fatty acids, palmitic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, asymmetric cell division, prebiotic chemistry, virus particles, bacterial particles
MeSH terms
Origin of Life, Aerosols, Organic Chemicals, Thermodynamics

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