Hydrothermal conditions and the origin of cellular life
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The conditions and properties of hydrothermal vents and hydrothermal fields are compared in terms of their ability to support processes related to the origin of life. The two sites can be considered as alternative hypotheses, and from this comparison we propose a series of experimental tests to distinguish between them, focusing on those that involve concentration of solutes, self-assembly of membranous compartments, and synthesis of polymers. Key Word: Hydrothermal systems. Astrobiology 15, 1091–1095.
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Cellular life began in fresh water pools associated with volcanic islands rather than submarine hydrothermal vents.
“which suggests that cellular life began in fresh water pools associated with volcanic islands rather than submarine hydrothermal vents.”
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The Introduction (page unavailable) identifies fresh-water pools on volcanic landmasses as a proposed site for the origin of cellular life, in contrast to submarine vents. But Testing alternative hypotheses (page unavailable) treats both sites as plausible and calls for experiments to determine which is more likely; the paper does not establish that life began in the pools rather than the vents. (LLM, conf=0.84)
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- Authors
- Deamer, D. W., & Georgiou, C. D.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Santa Cruz (US)
- University of Patras (GR)
- Corresponding author
- Deamer, David W.
- Venue
- Astrobiology
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2015-12
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 1091-1095
- ISSN
- 1531-1074 (ISSN-L)
- 1557-8070
- OpenAlex
- W2208870936
- Cited by
- 81
- References
- 38
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 4
- FWCI
- 3.79
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- escholarship.org
- Locations
- Astrobiology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Origins and Evolution of Life
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Planetary Science and Exploration
- Keywords
- hydrothermal vents, hydrothermal fields, origin of life, solute concentration, self-assembly, polymer synthesis, experimental testing
- MeSH terms
- Origin of Life, Phosphates, Photosynthesis, Potassium, Sodium, Zinc, Hot Springs, Hydrothermal Vents
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