OoL digest — December 19 edition
This week we have 4 preprints and 12 new papers on the origin of life. Enjoy!
Astrobiology
Surface-To-Ocean Exchange by the Sinking of Impact Generated Melt Chambers on Europa – Carnahan et al. – Geophysical Research Letters
Terminator Habitability: the Case for Limited Water Availability on M-dwarf Planets – Lobo et al. – preprint
Preparation of methanediamine (CH2(NH2)2)—A precursor to nucleobases in the interstellar medium – Marks et al. – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Two temperate Earth-mass planets orbiting the nearby star GJ 1002 – Mascareño et al. – Astronomy & Astrophysics
Planetary Mapping Using Deep Learning: A Method to Evaluate Feature Identification Confidence Applied to Habitats in Mars-Analog Terrain – Phillips et al. – Astrobiology
GCM Constraints on the Detectability of the CO2-CH4 Biosignature Pair on TRAPPIST-1e with JWST – Rotman et al. – preprint
The Direct Mid-Infrared Detectability of Habitable-zone Exoplanets Around Nearby Stars – Werber et al. – preprint
Chemistry
Glycine to Oligoglycine via Sequential Trimetaphosphate Activation Steps in Drying Environments – Boigenzahn et al. – Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres
Mathematical Models of Chiral Symmetry-breaking – A Review of General Theories, and Adiabatic Approximations of the APED System – Diniz et al. – Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres
Evolutionary Approach to Biological Homochirality – Konstantinov et al. – Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres
Evaluating Mineral Lattices as Evolutionary Proxies for Metalloprotein Evolution – McGuinness et al. – Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres
Thymine Adsorption onto Cation Exchanged Montmorillonite Clay: Role of Biogenic Divalent Metal Cations in Prebiotic Processes of Chemical Evolution – Sati et al. – Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres
Direct observation of long-range chirality transfer in a self-assembled supramolecular monolayer at interface in situ– Zhang et al. – Nature Communications
Planetary Sciences
UV-driven Chemistry as a Signpost for Late-stage Planet Formation – Calahan et al. – preprint
We Drink Good 4.5-Billion-Year-Old Water – Ceccarelli et al. – Elements
Astrochronology of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum on the Atlantic Coastal Plain – Li et al. – Nature Communications