Life,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
12(2), P. 259 - 259
Published: Feb. 9, 2022
There
are
three
groups
of
scientists
dominating
the
search
for
origin
life:
organic
chemists
(the
Soup),
molecular
biologists
(RNA
world),
and
inorganic
(metabolism
transient-state
metal
ions),
all
which
have
experimental
adjuncts.
It
is
time
Clays
Origin
Life
to
its
adjunct.
The
clay
data
coming
from
Mars
carbonaceous
chondrites
necessitated
a
review
role
that
clays
played
in
life
on
Earth.
suggested
Fe-clays
such
as
nontronite,
ferrous
saponites,
several
other
were
formed
early
when
it
had
sufficient
water.
This
raised
question
possible
these
may
Mars.
has
put
front
center
studies
not
only
but
also
here
One
major
questions
is:
What
was
catalytic
development
metabolism
Earth?
First,
there
recent
finding
chiral
amino
acid
(isovaline)
surface
mineral
chondrites.
points
formation
acids
minerals
simpler
molecules,
e.g.,
CO2,
NH3,
HCN.
Additionally,
small
dicarboxylic
found
chondrites,
themselves.
Amino
nucleotides
adsorb
surfaces
Earth
subsequently
polymerize.
All
observations
more
must
be
subjected
strict
analysis.
provides
an
overview
what
happened
now
happening
world
related
life.
emphasis
smectite-group
minerals,
montmorillonite
nontronite.
