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astro-ph.EP2022★ 20 cited
An experimental and theoretical investigation of HCN production in the Hadean Earth atmosphere
Ben K. D. Pearce, Chao He, Sarah M. Hörst
A critical early stage for the origin of life on Earth may have involved the production of hydrogen cyanide (HCN) in a reducing, predominantly H atmosphere. HCN is crucial for…
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…