Conspectus Famously found written on the blackboard of physicist Richard Feynman after
his death was the phrase,“What I cannot create, I do not understand.” From this perspective …

The field of prebiotic chemistry has been dedicated over decades to finding abiotic routes
towards the molecular components of life. There is nowadays a handful of prebiotically …

Lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4, LFP) batteries are extensively used in electric vehicles
and energy storage due to their good cycling stability and safety. However, the finite service …

Autotrophic theories for the origin of metabolism posit that the first cells satisfied their carbon
needs from CO2 and were chemolithoautotrophs that obtained their energy and electrons …

The relationship between genetic molecules and metabolism is one of the longest-standing
problems for the origin of life. A central molecule within early metabolism is the coenzyme …

Amino acid biosynthesis initiates with the reductive amination of α‐ketoglutarate with
ammonia to produce glutamate. However, the other α‐keto acids derived from the glyoxylate …

Consumers are increasingly demanding high-quality mutton. Cross breeding can improve
meat quality and is widely used in sheep breeding. However, little is known about the …

A protometabolic approach to the origins of life assumes that the conserved biochemistry of
metabolism has direct continuity with prebiotic chemistry. One of the most important amino …

The pathways that could explain the abiotic synthesis of amino acids are different from those
observed in living organisms, which leaves a gap of knowledge between bottom-up …

The genetic code conceals a 'code within the codons', which hints at biophysical interactions
between amino acids and their cognate nucleotides. Yet, research over decades has failed …