Mineral surface chemistry control for origin of prebiotic peptides

Some seventy years ago, John Desmond Bernal proposed a role for clays in the origin of life. While much research has since been dedicated to the study of silicate clays, layered double hydroxides, believed to be common on the early Earth, have received only limited attention. Here we examine the rol...

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Main Authors: Erastova, V, Degiacomi, M, Fraser, DG, Greenwell, HC
Format: Journal article
Published: Springer Nature 2017