This week we have 28 new papers relevant to the origins of life. Enjoy!

Please note that these papers were selected based on their relevance to the topic, not their quality.

Astrobiology

A Hadean timeline for the emergence of the RNA World
Abramov et al. — Nature Communications

Nanoparticle-assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Mass Spectrometry for Applications in Astrobiology
Boeren et al. — The Planetary Science Journal

Calculating potential cumulative carbon fixed and evolutionary stage for Earthlike planets in our solar neighborhood
Doughty et al. — International Journal of Astrobiology

On-demand microfluidic synthesis of silver nanoparticles for SERS detection of organic compounds: A preliminary feasibility study for astrobiology applications
Estevez et al. — Spectrochimica Acta. Part A, Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy

Inside the Eirenesphere: The Interplay of Porosity, Heat Flux and Mineralogy in Exoplanetary Aquable and Habitable Layers
Orjuela et al. — preprint

Virus-integrated laboratory models for habitability studies of Enceladus, Europa, and Titan
Saggio et al. — Journal of Virology

Hypervelocity impact mass spectrometry enables membrane phospholipid detection in ocean-world plumes
Spesyvyi et al. — preprint

Astrochemistry

Meteoritic organic matter records primitive oxygen reservoirs of the solar system
Crocker et al. — Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Astrophysics

Exoplanet Atmosphere Spectral Sensitivity Analysis with PICASO: Jacobians, Linear-Gaussian Approximations, and Information Content
Batalha et al. — preprint

The Science Potential of Characterizing Gas Giant Exoplanets with HWO
Dacus et al. — preprint

Discovering and Characterising Exoplanets and Ultracool Dwarfs with the Square Kilometre Array
Kavanagh et al. — preprint

Possible Observational Survey Strategies to Maximize Exoplanet Yields: A Report from the Survey Strategies Task Group in the Exoplanet Science Yields Working Group
Latouf et al. — preprint

Biology

A geothermal amoeba sets a new upper temperature limit for eukaryotes
Rappaport et al. — Cell

Biophysics

Fractal Colonization of Prebiotic Niches: Mechanical Budding of Nano-vesicles and Kinetic Resource Depletion as an Oncological Atavism
Mikuláš — preprint

Chemistry

Functional abiotic metabolite assembly hypothesis for the early events in the origin of life
Chakraborty et al. — Nature Communications

Prebiotic peptide formation triggered by urea-rich warm little ponds on early earth
Liu et al. — Bioorganic Chemistry

Computational Biology

Computational modeling of an RNA-peptide world
Sahakyan et al. — preprint

Geoscience

Lake- and groundwater-associated alteration of the olivine-rich Margin unit in Jezero crater, Mars
Bedford et al. — Communications Earth & Environment

Brine Pool Microbes Enrich Metalliferous Sediments in Salt Giant Basins
Chakraborty et al. — AGU Advances

Experimental simulation of water formation on Earth from dry pebble rain
Garai et al. — Nature Geoscience

Early Hadean Earth conditions were ideal for prebiotic chemistry
Loth et al. — preprint

Mathematical Biology

Minimality in Reflexive and Stoichiometric Autocatalysis
Golnik et al. — preprint

Bistability of compartmentalized autocatalytic systems at the dawn of hereditary variation
Iván et al. — Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Microbiology

Experimental characterization of zeta viruses and discovery of betaviroid-like RNAs expand the diversity of coding circular RNA replicons
Serale et al. — preprint

Planetary Sciences

Cassini CDA observes compositional segregation of Enceladus’ ice grains from slow freezing and fragmentation of oceanic spray
Postberg et al. — Science Advances

Simulated Effects of Radioactive Elements on Magnetic Evolution and Atmospheric Mass Loss of Earth-like Planets
Tanglin et al. — The Astrophysical Journal

Synthetic Biology

Balance Between Order and Disorder: Quantum-Epigenetic Pathways for the Emergence and Continuous Evolution of Life
Casotti et al. — Acta Biotheoretica

Meeting Proceedings from the 5th Minimal Cell WorkshopLife at Its Simplest Foundations in Minimal Cells
Seidel et al. — ACS Synthetic Biology