The single chirality of biological molecules in terrestrial biology raises more questions than
certitudes about its origin. The emergence of biological homochirality (BH) and its …

Conspectus In the quest to understand prebiotic catalysis, different molecular entities, mainly
minerals, metal ions, organic cofactors, and ribozymes, have been implied as key players. Of …

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Membranes are the key structures to separate and spatially organize cellular systems. Their
rich dynamics and transformations during the cell cycle are orchestrated by specific …

Life and the genetic code are self-referential and so are autocatalytic networks made of
simpler, small molecules. Several origins of life theories postulate autocatalytic chemical …

The interaction of amino acids with clay minerals plays an essential role in many natural
processes. Understanding the mechanisms of their adsorption on natural clays opens the …

Division is crucial for replicating biological compartments and, by extension, a fundamental
aspect of life. Current studies highlight the importance of simple vesicular structures in …

The Moon‐forming impact vaporized part of Earth's mantle, and turned the rest into a magma
ocean, from which carbon dioxide degassed into the atmosphere, where it stayed until water …

The construction of hypothetical environments to produce organic molecules such as
metabolic intermediates or amino acids is the subject of ongoing research into the …

To experimentally test hypotheses about the emergence of living systems from abiotic
chemistry, researchers need to be able to run intelligent, automated, and long-term …