title: Origin of life. Life as we don't know it.
abstract: There are two main groups of theories for the origin of life on Earth, the prebiotic broth theories and the hydrothermal theories, exemplified by the iron-sulfur world theory. In his Perspective, Wächtershäuser discusses the report by Cody et al., which provides key support for the latter proposal.
authors.affiliation: Tal 29, 80331 Munich, Germany. info@patent.de
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wächtershäuser
mesh_terms: D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D002384:Catalysis; D019418:Evolution, Chemical; D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D005561:Formates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D006862:Hydrogen Sulfide / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D000069497:Origin of Life; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry; D011312:Pressure; D019289:Pyruvic Acid / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D013455:Sulfur / Q000737:chemistry; D013696:Temperature; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D005296:Ferrous Compounds; D005561:Formates; D010455:Peptides; C030544:formic acid; D013455:Sulfur; D002248:Carbon Monoxide; D019289:Pyruvic Acid; D007501:Iron; C022597:ferrous sulfide; D006862:Hydrogen Sulfide