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Life first arose at hydrothermal vents.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that life first arose at hydrothermal vents?

Unclear. Several reference and peer-reviewed sources describe the hydrothermal-vent origin of life as a leading hypothesis or proposal, and one NASA experiment shows vent-like conditions can produce organic building blocks. None of the placed items establishes that life actually first arose at vents; competing theories remain open.

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Evidence for · 8
Likely energy source behind first life on Earth found ‘hiding in plain sight’
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Likely energy source behind first life on Earth found ‘hiding in plain sight’. (n.d.). frontiersin.org. https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2022/01/19/frontiers-microbiology-origin-of-life-energy-hydrothermal-vents

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Simulating Early Ocean Vents Shows Life's Building Blocks Form Under Pressure - NASA
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Simulating Early Ocean Vents Shows Life's Building Blocks Form Under Pressure - NASA. (n.d.). nasa.gov. https://www.nasa.gov/science-research/earth-science/simulating-early-ocean-vents-shows-lifes-building-blocks-form-under-pressure/

Lipids
2016
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Gurr, M. I., Harwood, J. L., Frayn, K. N., Murphy, D. J., & Michell, R. H. (2016). Lipids. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=a1RRDAAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api

encyclopedia-of-geology-five-volume-set-volume-1-5-encyclopedia-of-geology-series
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encyclopedia-of-geology-five-volume-set-volume-1-5-encyclopedia-of-geology-series. (n.d.). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/encyclopedia-of-geology-five-volume-set-volume-1-5-encyclopedia-of-geology-series

earth-science-geology-the-environment-and-the-universe-2008 202408
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earth-science-geology-the-environment-and-the-universe-2008 202408. (n.d.). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/earth-science-geology-the-environment-and-the-universe-2008_202408

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) 20230001195: The Ribofilm as a Concept for Life’s Origins
2015
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(NTRS), N. T. R. S. (2015). NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) 20230001195: The Ribofilm as a Concept for Life’s Origins. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20230001195

Primordial soup or vinaigrette: did the RNA world evolve at acidic pH?
2012
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S, B. H. & P, T. W. (2012). Primordial soup or vinaigrette: did the RNA world evolve at acidic pH?. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6150-7-4

The Ribofilm as a Concept for Life's Origins.
2015
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Baross, J. A. & Martin, W. F. (2015). The Ribofilm as a Concept for Life's Origins.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2015.06.038

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