Abstract
A recently proposed model for the origin of prebiotic progenitors of life in particles suspended in a primitive, specially organized atmosphere is considered critically. It is concluded that the physical and chemical framework of the new hypothesis conflicts with the conditions necessary for the evolution of the progenitors of life in the atmosphere of the early Earth. Therefore this model seems not to be a reasonable alternative to the Oparin thesis.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 91-94 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Molecular Evolution |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 1985 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Evolution
- Oparin thesis
- Prebiological chemistry
- Primitive atmosphere
- Primordial soup
- Self-organization