OoL digest — September 29
This week we have 20 new papers on the origin of life. Enjoy!
Astrobiology
Hydrogen cyanide and hydrocarbons mix on Titan
Izquierdo-Ruiz et al. — Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Evolution of Stellar Activity and Habitable zone: I. Ultraviolet Emission of Dwarfs in Open Clusters and Field Stars
Li et al. — preprint
Metabolic Potential and Microbial Diversity of Late Archean to Early Proterozoic Ocean Analog Hot Springs of Japan
Li-Hau et al. — Microbes and Environments
On the possibility of carbon-free heteropolymers on Venus: a computational astrobiology study
Madan et al. — QRB Discovery
Alien Carousel: In Situ life detection on icy moons with a single-actuator holographic microfluidic platform
Meersman et al. — Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Terrestrial dimethyl sulfide: Template for astrobiology
Shapshak et al. — Bioinformation
HWO Target Stars and Systems: A Prioritized Community List of Potential Stellar Targets for the Habitable Worlds Observatory's ExoEarth Survey
Tuchow et al. — preprint
Astrochemistry
Molecular mobility of extraterrestrial ices: surface diffusion in astrochemistry and planetary science
Ligterink et al. — Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Astrophysics
Islands of Electromagnetic Tranquility in Our Galactic core and Little Red Dots that Shelter Molecules and Prebiotic Chemistry
Ruffini et al. — preprint
Biochemistry
Analytical Characterization Approaches to Measure Prebiotic-Synthesis Products in Salty Environments
Perez et al. — preprint
Fundamental Role of N–O Bond-Containing Compounds in Prebiotic Synthesis
Sukhorukov — JACS Au
Biology
Reflections on Keywords: Definition, Life and Origin
Brack — Life
Chemistry
Mimicking Life and Death in a Photocatalytic Supramolecular System
Aliprandi et al. — preprint
Computational Biology
Computational studies of prebiotic chemistry at the age of machine learning: from recent breakthroughs to future revolutions
Anton et al. — preprint
Microbiology
Molecular adaptations specific to extreme halophilic archaea could promote high perchlorate tolerance
Díaz-Rullo et al. — Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Physics
What do the fundamental constants of physics tell us about life?
Mehta et al. — preprint
Planetary Sciences
The geologic history of marine dissolved organic carbon from iron oxides
Galili et al. — Nature
Polarized Signatures of Variable Worlds: Modeling Heterogeneous Habitable Earth- and Early Mars-like (Exo)planets
Gordon et al. — preprint
Modelling the effect of stellar metallicity on the XUV evolution of low-mass stars and its impact on exoplanet atmospheres/habitability
See et al. — preprint
Infall and Disk Processes - the Message from Meteorites
Tissot et al. — Space Science Reviews