On the why's and how's of clay minerals' importance in life's emergence
Simon Duval, Elbert Branscomb, Fabienne Trolard, Guilhem Bourrié, Olivier Grauby, Vasile Heresanu, Barbara Schoepp‐Cothenet, Kilian Zuchan, Michael J. Russell, Wolfgang Nitschke
Topics & Concepts
Extant taxonClay mineralsBioenergeticsAbiogenesisHydrothermal circulationChemistryEarth scienceGeologyMineralogyAstrobiologyBiologyPaleontologyBiochemistryMitochondrionEvolutionary biologyOrigins and Evolution of LifeAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical MechanicsSustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis