OoL digest — March 22
This week we have 18 new papers on the origin of life. Enjoy!
Astrobiology
Microbes in Extreme Environments: Life at the Limits and Its Biotechnological Applications
Carter — Microbiology: Current Research
Biomarkers of Puga Hot Spring, Ladakh, India: Tracing plausible Prebiotic Pathways and Biogenic Metabolites
Chaddha et al. — preprint
Seismic discontinuity in the Martian crust possibly caused by water-filled cracks
Katayama et al. — Geology
Metal Limiting Habitability in Enceladus? Availability of Trace Metals for Methanogenic Life in Hydrothermal Fluids
Tan et al. — Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets
Astrochemistry
Laboratory Rotational Spectroscopy Leads to the First Interstellar Detection of Singly Deuterated Methyl Mercaptan (CH2DSH)
Bunn et al. — The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Astrophysics
There’s more to life in reflected light: Simulating the detectability of a range of molecules for high-contrast, high-resolution observations of non-transiting terrestrial exoplanets
Currie et al. — preprint
Review of asteroid, meteor, and meteorite-type links
Jenniskens et al. — Meteoritics & Planetary Science
Fine-tunings in nucleosynthesis and the emergence of life: Status and perspectives
Meißner et al. — preprint
Impacts of UV Radiation from an AGN on Planetary Atmospheres and Consequences for Galactic Habitability
Sippy et al. — The Astrophysical Journal
Potential for Life to Exist and be Detected on Earth-like Planets Orbiting White Dwarfs
Whyte et al. — The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Microtubules in Asgard archaea
Wollweber et al. — Cell
Biochemistry
An RNA condensate model for the origin of life
Fine et al. — preprint
Autocatalysis due to combinatorial enhancement
Hirano et al. — preprint
Biology
A roadmap toward the synthesis of life
Kriebisch et al. — Chem
Microbiology
Molecular principles of redox-coupled sodium pumping of the ancient Rnf machinery
Kumar et al. — preprint
MdfA is a novel ClpC adaptor protein that functions in the developing Bacillus subtilis spore
Massoni et al. — Genes & Development
Developmentally regulated proteolysis by MdfA and ClpCP mediates metabolic differentiation during Bacillus subtilis sporulation
Riley et al. — Genes & Development
Planetary sciences
Deep Mantle-Atmosphere Coupling and Carbonaceous Bombardment: Options for Biomolecule Formation on an Oxidized Early Earth
Paschek et al. — preprint