title: Recent advances in chemical evolution and the origins of life.
abstract: This paper discusses the already 60 year old ideas of Oparin and Haldane, who suggested that the first forms of life were anaerobic, heterotrophic bacteria coming from chemical abiotic synthesis of organic compounds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemical and Biophysical Sciences, University of Houston, TX 77204-5500.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oró
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lazcano
mesh_terms: D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic; D002625:Chemistry, Organic; D005118:Extraterrestrial Environment; D055601:Organic Chemistry Phenomena; D000069497:Origin of Life; D016082:Solar System