The Last Universal Common Ancestor lived in a hydrothermal vent environment

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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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The provided papers present evidence and theoretical frameworks (such as zinc world hypotheses and hydrothermal bioenergetics) supporting a hydrothermal origin for early life and LUCA. None of the provided papers refute this hypothesis.

Evidence for · 2

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.

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Mulkidjanian AY, Galperin MY. 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. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6150-4-27

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.

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Yu F, Fei J, Jia Y, Wang T, Martin WF, Li J. Chemiosmotic ATP synthesis by minimal protocells.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2025.102461

Paper 1 supports hydrothermal vent systems as the environment facilitating ancestral ATP synthesis and early bioenergetics.

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judged → SUPPORTED · 8601 Aug 2026

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