OoL digest — September 11 edition
This week we have 14 new papers on the origin of life. Enjoy!
Astrobiology
Effects of UV and Calcium Perchlorates on Uracil Deposited on Strontium Fluoride Substrates at Mars Pressure and Temperature
Chaouche-Mechidal et al. – Astrobiology
Raman Spectroscopic and Microbial Study of Biofilms Hosted Gypsum Deposits in the Hypersaline Wetlands: Astrobiological Perspective
Diloreto et al. – Astrobiology
Information transmission via molecular communication in astrobiological environments
Lingam – preprint
Investigation of the Cytotoxicity of Mars-Relevant Minerals upon Abrasion
Sigvartsøn et al. – Astrobiology
Life Detection on Icy Moons Using Flow Cytometry and Exogenous Fluorescent Stains
Wallace et al. – Astrobiology
Astrophysics
Visible extreme adaptive optics on extremely large telescopes: Towards detecting oxygen in Proxima Centauri b and analogs
Fowler et al. – preprint
Biochemistry
How biological codes break causal chains to enable autonomy for organisms
Farnsworth – Biosystems
On the minimal elements of the genetic code and their semiotic functions (degeneracy, complementarity, wobbling)
Zolyan – Biosystems
Mathematical biology
Self-generating autocatalytic networks: structural results, algorithms, and their relevance to evolutionary processes
Huson et al. – preprint
Planetary sciences
Expanding Mars Climate Modeling: Interpretable Machine Learning for Modeling MSL Relative Humidity
Abdelmoneim et al. – preprint
Parameterizing pressure-temperature profiles of exoplanet atmospheres with neural networks
Gebhard et al. – preprint
On the Diversity and Formation Modes of Martian Minerals
Hazen et al. – Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets
Migration processes in the Solar System and their role in the evolution of the Earth and planets
Marov et al. – preprint
Variability in low Mars atmosphere’s HO concentration stimulated by solar cycle activity
Molina et al. – preprint