Conditions for the emergence of life on the early Earth

Conditions for the emergence of life on the early Earth

La prestigiosa rivista della Royal Society inglese, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, pubblica un intero fascicolo (oltre 200 pagine) sulle condizioni ambientali che hanno favorito la nascita della vita.
Tutti i temi oggetto di studio sono toccati: il mezzo interstellare incubatore della vita, la drammatica formazione del pianeta, la chimica e il clima terrestre, il mondo primitivo dell'RNA, il mondo prebiotico. Un affascinante e rigoroso viaggio alla scoperta dell'origine della vita sulla terra.

Paolo Coccia

Special Issue. Discussion Meeting Issue 'Conditions for the emergence of life on the early Earth' organized by S. Leach, I. Smith and C. Cockell. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. Vol. 361, N. 1474, pp. 1675-1891October 29, 2006SommarioIntroduction: conditions for the emergence of life on the early Earth. Sydney Leach, Ian W.M. Smith, Charles S. Cockell (questa introduzione è liberamente accessibile)The prebiotic molecules observed in the interstellar gas. P. ThaddeusPrebiotic materials from on and off the early Earth. Max BernsteinThe carbon cycle on early Earth—and on Mars? Monica M. Grady and Ian WrightSearching for signatures of life on Mars: an Fe-isotope perspective. M. Anand, S.S. Russell, R.L. Blackhurst, et al.Physical conditions on the early Earth. Jonathan I. LunineAtmospheric composition and climate on the early Earth. James F. Kasting and M. Tazewell HowardPhosphorus in prebiotic chemistry. Alan W. SchwartzTranscription and translation in an RNA world. William R. TaylorThe origin of replicators and reproducers. Eörs SzathmáryMontmorillonite-catalysed formation of RNA oligomers: the possible role of catalysis in the origins of life. James P. FerrisFrom volcanic origins of chemoautotrophic life to Bacteria, Archaea and Eukarya. Günter WächtershäuserSelf-assembly processes in the prebiotic environment. David Deamer, Sara Singaram, Sudha Rajamani, et al.Early anaerobic metabolisms. Don E. Canfield, Minik T. Rosing, Christian BjerrumThe origin and emergence of life under impact bombardment. Charles S. CockellImplications of a 3.472–3.333Gyr-old subaerial microbial mat from the Barberton greenstone belt, South Africa for the UV environmental conditions on the early Earth. Frances Westall, Cornel E.J. de Ronde, Gordon Southam, et al.Conditions for the emergence of life on the early Earth: summary and reflections. Joshua Jortner