Nick Lane, “A Matter of Energy: Biology From First Principles” (Open Agenda, 2021)
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The Origin of Life - A New Theory of Hydrothermal Vents
Mike russell had laid out a lot of the theory under pinning the idea that these alkaline hydrothermal vents could be effectively electro chemical reactor for the origin of life. He first started putting that forward in 19 89, and had a series of papers through the early nineties. And all this was very much on the periphery of the field, i think. It wasn't until the discovery of lost city in the year two thousand that suddenly it became main stream - he took on a kind of profit like proportions.
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