Some Factors from Theory, Simulation, Experiment and Proteomes in the Current Biosphere Supporting Deep Oceans as the Location of the Origin of Terrestrial Life

Some standard arguments are reviewed supporting deep ocean trenches as a likely location for the origin of terrestrial life. An analysis of proteomes of contemporary prokaryotes carried out by this group is cited as supporting evidence, indicating that the original proteins were formed by quenching...

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Published in:Life (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2022-08, Vol.12 (9), p.1330
Main Author: Halley, J W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amino acids
Biosphere
Boiling points
Chemistry
complex chemical systems
Drying
Experiments
Genomes
Laboratories
Network formation
ocean trenches
Oceans
origin of life
Polymers
Polypeptides
prebiotic chemistry
Prions
Prokaryotes
Proteins
Proteomes
Review
Simulation
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Summary:Some standard arguments are reviewed supporting deep ocean trenches as a likely location for the origin of terrestrial life. An analysis of proteomes of contemporary prokaryotes carried out by this group is cited as supporting evidence, indicating that the original proteins were formed by quenching from temperatures close to the boiling point of water. Coarse-grained simulations of the network formation process which agree quite well with experiments of such quenches both in drying and rapid fluid emission from a hot to a cold fluid are also described and cited as support for such a scenario. We suggest further experiments, observations and theoretical and simulation work to explore this hypothesis.
ISSN:2075-1729
2075-1729
DOI:10.3390/life12091330