Abstract The Archean era (4 to 2.5 billion years ago, Ga) yielded rocks that include the
oldest conclusive traces of life as well as many controversial occurrences. Carbonaceous …

It is often acknowledged that the search for life on Mars might produce false positive results,
particularly via the detection of objects, patterns or substances that resemble the products of …

CRISPR/Cas9 systems have great potential to achieve sophisticated gene therapy and cell
engineering by editing multiple genomic loci. However, to achieve efficient multiplex gene …

The oldest putative fossils occur as hematite filaments and tubes in jasper-carbonate
banded iron formations from the 4280-to 3750-Ma Nuvvuagittuq Supracrustal Belt, Québec …

While grounded in the hard sciences of physics, chemistry, geology, and astronomy, as well
as well-accepted principles in the life sciences, astrobiology remains the most speculative of …

Subsurface habitats on Earth host an extensive extant biosphere and likely provided one of
Earth's earliest microbial habitats. Although the site of life's emergence continues to be …

Current carbon capture and utilization (CCU) technologies require high energy input and
costly catalysts. Here, an effective pathway is offered that addresses climate action by …

The condensation of formamide has been shown to be a robust chemical pathway affording
molecules necessary for the origin of life. It has been experimentally demonstrated that …

Recognizing fossil microorganisms is essential to the study of life's origin and evolution and
to the ongoing search for life on Mars. Purported fossil microbes in ancient rocks include …

It has been experimentally demonstrated that, under alkaline conditions, silica is able to
induce the formation of mineral self-assembled inorganic-inorganic composite materials …