This week we have 30 new papers relevant to the origins of life. Enjoy!

Astrobiology

A Panspermia Origin for Venus Cloud Life
Guinan et al. — Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Carbon monoxide dehydrogenase-encoding microorganisms in volcanic astrobiological analogues: an enzyme system to investigate the evolution of life
Latorre et al. — FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Semi-autonomous exploration of martian and lunar analogues with a legged robot using a Raman-equipped robotic arm and microscopic imager
Ligeza et al. — Frontiers in Space Technologies

Distribution of extraterrestrial nucleobases, other N-heterocycles, and their precursors in a sample from asteroid Bennu
Oba et al. — Communications Chemistry

Hydrolyzed Hazes on Water-rich Exoplanets: Optical Constants and Detectability
Pesciotta et al. — preprint

Habitability Study of Terrestrial Planets: Application to Venus-like Worlds
Raviprakash et al. — preprint

An Agnostic Biosignature Based on Modeling Panspermia and Terraforming
Smith et al. — The Astrophysical Journal

Natural Panspermia to Earth: Quantitative Limits on Donor Classes, Transport, Survival, and Establishment
Turyshev — preprint

Nanoscale infrared spectroscopy reveals complex organic–mineral assemblages in asteroid Bennu
Yesiltas et al. — Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Astrochemistry

Nonequilibrium Synthesis of Glycolamide (NH₂ COCH₂ OH), a Precursor to Amino Acids, on Interstellar Nanoparticles
Bergantini et al. — ACS Central Science

Impact-processed nitrogen-bearing organics in Chang’e-5 and Chang’e-6 lunar regolith
Dong et al. — Science Advances

Biochemistry

Precellular System Models and the Struggle Against Reductionism: Revisiting a Scientific and Philosophical Debate
Campillo-Balderas et al. — Astrobiology

Behavior of biomolecules under high-pressure torsion and its implications for astrobiology
Edalati — High Pressure Research

An Asgard archaeon from a modern analog of ancient microbial mats
Nobs et al. — Current Biology

Selection for growth drives the emergence of genetic heredity in protocells
Palmeira et al. — PLOS Biology

Early evolution of the prokaryotic transcription factor repertoire
Singh et al. — preprint

Biology

What it takes to solve the origin of life: An integrated review. Part 1–Experimental methods and data repositories
Asche et al. — Cell Reports Physical Science

Chemistry

Redox chemistry of early Earth and the origin of life
Moldogazieva et al. — Communications Chemistry

Emergence of autocatalysis in prebiotic reaction networks
Varanasi et al. — Physical Review E

Geoscience

Ichnofossils in volcanic glass from palaeoproterozoic hydrothermal vents were burrowed by microorganisms probably seeking phosphate
Papineau — Communications Earth & Environment

Mathematical Biology

Mathematical Models of Evolution and Replicator Systems Dynamics. Chapter 1: Introduction to Replicator Systems
Bratus et al. — preprint

Clade dynamics support an early origin of crown eukaryotes
Loron et al. — preprint

Microbiology

Hawaiian Geothermal Fumaroles Contain Diverse and Novel Viruses
Sen et al. — preprint

Microstructural and biochemical constraints on cryptoendolithic life in Atacama halite: implications for extreme habitability
Vítek et al. — Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy

Palaeontology

The dawn of the Phanerozoic: A transitional fauna from the late Ediacaran of Southwest China
Li et al. — Science

Planetary Sciences

Topography-Induced Stationary Waves and the Onset of Nightside Warming on Rocky Planets around M-dwarf Stars
Chen et al. — The Astrophysical Journal

CO and N2 Produced from H2O, CO2, and NH3 Cometary Ice Analogs
McKinnon et al. — preprint

The Goldilocks problem for detecting water in terrestrial planets: Constraining water abundances in the mid-IR with LIFE
Rugheimer et al. — preprint

Influence of CO versus CH$_4$ on organic haze formation in atmospheres of diverse terrestrial exoplanets
Wang et al. — preprint

Super-Earth masses and stellar abundances from NIRPS reveal tentative evidence for water-rich formation around M dwarfs
Weisserman et al. — preprint