How life's building blocks took shape on early Earth: The limits of membraneless polyester protocell formation
One leading theory on the origins of life on Earth proposes that simple chemical molecules gradually became more complex, ...
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Radiative Association Processes in Molecular Formation
One significant area of research has been the formation of sodium chloride (NaCl) through radiative association in interstellar environments. A study calculated the total rate coefficient for NaCl ...
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Formation of polyester protocells under early Earth-like conditions (IMAGE)
Polyester microdroplets, possible precursors to life, were formed from alpha-hydroxy acids (αHAs) in early Earth-like ...
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How life's building blocks took shape on early Earth: the limits of membraneless polyester protocell formation
They introduced 1M NaCl, KCl, and MgCl2 to the PA reactants ... and confined spaces like rock pores—could have ultimately supported the formation of these protocells both on Earth or elsewhere." ...