20 citations · 28 across the 2 of their papers we have counts for
2 papers
physics.chem-ph2022★ 20 cited
Possible Ribose Synthesis in Carbonaceous Planetesimals
Klaus Paschek, Kai Kohler, Ben K. D. Pearce +5
The origin of life might be sparked by the polymerization of the first RNA molecules in Darwinian ponds during wet-dry cycles. The key life-building block ribose was found in carbo…
astro-ph.EP2021★ 8 cited
Meteorites and the RNA World: Synthesis of Nucleobases in Carbonaceous Planetesimals and the Role of Initial Volatile Content
Klaus Paschek, Dmitry A. Semenov, Ben K. D. Pearce +3
Prebiotic molecules, fundamental building blocks for the origin of life, have been found in carbonaceous chondrites. The exogenous delivery of these organic molecules onto the Hade…