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March 23, 2026

OoL digest — March 23

This week we have 20 new papers relevant to the origins of life. Enjoy!


Astrobiology

Probing the limits of habitability: a catalogue of rocky exoplanets in the habitable zone
Bohl et al. — Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Ground penetrating radar observations of ancient large-scale deltaic structures in Jezero crater, Mars
Cardarelli et al. — Science Advances

Atmospheric supply of HCN is not the rate limiting step for prebiotic chemistry across rocky exoplanets
Friss et al. — preprint

Organosulfur Chemistry on sub-Neptunes: Implications for hazes and biosignatures
Jordan et al. — preprint

Proton Irradiation of Primitive Atmospheres of Young Exoplanets and early Earth: $N_{\mathrm{2}}O$ Greenhouse Warming and Prebiotic Synthesis
Kobayashi et al. — preprint

A nature-inspired ion trap for parallel manipulation of ions on a massive scale
Krutchinsky et al. — Science Advances

Gamma Ray Bursts Effects on Extinction and Survivability in the Galaxy
Sade et al. — preprint

Experimental insights into the azotosome hypothesis in Titan’s lake fluids
Vu et al. — Science Advances

Single-molecule peptide sequencing through reverse translation of peptides into DNA
Zheng et al. — Nature Biotechnology


Astrochemistry

Adventitious carbon breaks symmetry in oxide contact electrification
Grosjean et al. — Nature

Can cyanide radicals drive molecular backbone growth on interstellar icy grains?
Molpeceres et al. — preprint

High nitrogen and carbon isotopic ratios in the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
Opitom et al. — preprint

Post-perihelion Coma Composition of the Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS from Optical Spectroscopy
Zhao et al. — preprint


Biochemistry

A Modular 3D-Printed Design to Investigate Prebiotic Chemical Systems in Hot Spring Pools
Siddique et al. — Astrobiology

PT symmetry enforced twin exchange as the origin of chirality-induced spin selectivity
Theiler et al. — Science Advances


Biology

Astronomical calibration of the middle Cambrian in Baltica: global carbon cycle synchronization and climate dynamics
Jamart et al. — Nature Communications

Asgard archaea: have we found our microbial ancestors?
Schleper et al. — The EMBO Journal


Physics

A Formal Physical Framework for the Origin of Life: Dissipation-Driven Selection of Evolving Replicators
Segal — preprint


Planetary Sciences

Investigation of Venus' thermal history, crustal evolution, and core dynamics with a coupled interior-lithosphere-atmosphere model
Garcia et al. — preprint


Synthetic Biology

Behavioral, Physiological, and Transcriptional Mechanisms of Memory in a Synthetic Living Construct
Pai et al. — preprint

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