Preiner, M. et al. (2020) The Future of Origin of Life Research: Bridging Decades-Old Divisions. Life, 10(3), 20. (doi: 10.3390/life10030020) (PMID:32110893)
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Abstract
Research on the origin of life is highly heterogeneous. After a peculiar historical development, it still includes strongly opposed views which potentially hinder progress. In the 1st Interdisciplinary Origin of Life Meeting, early-career researchers gathered to explore the commonalities between theories and approaches, critical divergence points, and expectations for the future. We find that even though classical approaches and theories—e.g. bottom-up and top-down, RNA world vs. metabolism-first—have been prevalent in origin of life research, they are ceasing to be mutually exclusive and they can and should feed integrating approaches. Here we focus on pressing questions and recent developments that bridge the classical disciplines and approaches, and highlight expectations for future endeavours in origin of life research.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Additional Information: | (This article belongs to the Section Origin of Life). |
| Keywords: | origins of life, prebiotic chemistry, early life, LUCA, abiogenesis, top-down, bottom-up, emergence |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Asche, Silke |
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| Authors: | Preiner, M., Asche, S., Becker, S., Betts, H. C., Boniface, A., Camprubi, E., Chandru, K., Erastova, V., Garg, S. G., Khawaja, N., Kostyrka, G., Machné, R., Moggioli, G., Muchowska, K. B., Neukirchen, S., Peter, B., Pichlhöfer, E., Radványi, Á., Rossetto, D., Salditt, A., Schmelling, N. M., Sousa, F. L., Tria, F. D. K., Vörös, D., and Xavier, J. C. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Chemistry |
| Journal Name: | Life |
| Publisher: | MDPI |
| ISSN: | 2075-1729 |
| ISSN (Online): | 2075-1729 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2020 The Authors |
| First Published: | First published in Life 10(3):20 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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