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Hydrothermal vents may have provided energy source for early life
Original: Hydrothermal vents supply a geochemical precursor of ATP that could have powered early life
Researchers report that hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor supply a geochemical precursor of ATP, the molecule that stores energy in living cells. The finding suggests these vents could have powered the chemical reactions that led to life on Earth billions of years ago, offering new support for origin-of-life theories centred on deep-sea environments.
Why now: New research offers a plausible answer to how life first obtained energy on early Earth.
Evidence
- Hydrothermal vents supply a geochemical precursor of ATP that could have powered early life · Phys.org
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