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The Last Universal Common Ancestor lived in a hydrothermal vent environment
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SUPPORTED
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confidence 86/100

Current scientific literature supports the hypothesis that the Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA) emerged and evolved within a hydrothermal vent environment, where geochemical gradients provided the necessary energy for early metabolism.

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On the origin of life in the zinc world. 2. Validation of the hypothesis on the photosynthesizing zinc sulfide edifices as cradles of life on Earth.
2009 · cited by 45
Paper 0 argues that early life and the Last Universal Common Ancestor developed within zinc-rich hydrothermal settings.
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Chemiosmotic ATP synthesis by minimal protocells.
2025 · cited by 3
Paper 1 supports hydrothermal vent systems as the environment facilitating ancestral ATP synthesis and early bioenergetics.
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first checked01 Aug 2026
judged → SUPPORTED · 8601 Aug 2026
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