OoL digest — April 29 edition
This week we have 17 new papers on the origin of life. Enjoy!
Astrobiology
The search for Europan life
Gibb – Nature Chemistry
Asteroid (101955) Bennu in the Laboratory: Properties of the Sample Collected by OSIRIS-REx
Lauretta et al. – preprint
Undecanoic Acid and L-Phenylalanine in Vermiculite: Detection, Characterization, and UV Degradation Studies for Biosignature Identification on Mars
McIntosh et al. – Astrobiology
Experimental Identification of Potential Martian Biosignatures in Open and Closed Systems
Ramkissoon et al. – Astrobiology
Bioenergetics of iron snow fueling life on Europa
Sahai et al. – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
An Overview of Exoplanet Biosignatures
Schwieterman et al. – preprint
Astrophysics
Transiting Exoplanet Atmospheres in the Era of JWST
Kempton et al. – preprint
Biochemistry
Phase-separated droplets can direct the kinetics of chemical reactions including polymerization, self-replication and oscillating networks
Smokers et al. – preprint
Chemistry
Chemotactic Interactions Drive Migration of Membraneless Active Droplets
Dindo et al. – Journal of the American Chemical Society
Planetary sciences
Exoplanet Magnetic Fields
Brain et al. – preprint
Exoplanet Geology: What can we learn from current and future observations?
Foley – preprint
From stars to diverse mantles, melts, crusts and atmospheres of rocky exoplanets
Guimond et al. – preprint
Continental Crust Rejuvenation Across the Paleo-Mesoarchean Transition Resulted From Elevated Mantle Geotherms
Lu et al. – Geophysical Research Letters
Exoplanet Mineralogy
Putirka – preprint
The early Earth as an analogue for exoplanetary biogeochemistry
Stüeken et al. – preprint
Planetary Energy Flow and Entropy Production Rate by Earth from 2002 to 2023
Thimsen – Entropy
Synthetic life
Designer peptide–DNA cytoskeletons regulate the function of synthetic cells
Daly et al. – Nature Chemistry