Clay minerals
A. Graham Cairns-Smith - home page
CLAY MINERALS AND THE ORIGIN OF LIFE - A. BRACK (2006)BR>
Clay and the Origins of Life
Clay and the Origins of Life
Clay-Catalyzed RNA Polymerization Activity
RNA formation catalysed by clay minerals
James P. Ferris - a Bibliography
Mineral Reactions and the Origin of Life
Prebiotic Synthesis on Minerals: Bridging the Prebiotic and RNA Worlds
Clays catalyse lipid membrane formation
John B. Corliss
Deep and hot clays - 1
Deep and hot clays - 2
Deep and hot clays - 3
Test of Cairns-Smith’s Crystals-as-Genes Hypothesis
Test of Cairns-Smith’s Crystals-as-Genes Hypothesis - abstract only
It's alive – isn't it? - with summary of James P. Ferris's work
How did life begin? Biochemical evolution on mineral surfaces - Joseph V. Smith
Relevant papers
Photosynthesis and the origin of life - Hyman Hartman
Speculations on the origin and evolution of metabolism - Hyman Hartman
Clays in prebiological chemistry - Rao M, Odom DG, Oro J.
On The Possible Role Of Crystals In The Origin Of Life - 1 - Burton FG, Neuman MW, Neuman WF. [No Abstract]
On The Possible Role Of Crystals In The Origin Of Life - 2 - Burton FG, Neuman MW, Neuman WF. [No Abstract]
On The Possible Role Of Crystals In The Origin Of Life - 3 - Neuman MW, Neuman WF, Lane K. [No Abstract]
On The Possible Role Of Crystals In The Origin Of Life - 4 - Neuman MW, Neuman WF, Lane K. [No Abstract]
On The Possible Role Of Crystals In The Origin Of Life. - Neuman MW, Neuman wF. [No Abstract]
Clay minerals--blueprints of early life. - Degens ET.
A review of adsorption of amino acids on minerals: was it important for origin of life? - Zaia DA.
Clays as possible catalysts for peptide formation in the prebiotic era - Paecht-Horowitz M.
Mineral catalysis of the formation of dimers of 5'-AMP in aqueous solution: the possible role of montmorillonite clays in the prebiotic synthesis of RNA - Ferris JP, Ertem G, Agarwal V.
Montmorillonite catalysis of RNA oligomer formation in aqueous solution. A model for the prebiotic formation of RNA - Ferris JP, Ertem G.
Formation of RNA oligomers on montmorillonite: site of catalysis. - Ertem G, Ferris JP.
Montmorillonite, oligonucleotides, RNA and origin of life - Ertem G.
Template-directed synthesis using the heterogeneous templates produced by montmorillonite catalysis. A possible bridge between the prebiotic and RNA worlds - Ertem G, Ferris JP.
A perspective on the role of minerals in prebiotic synthesis - Schoonen M, Smirnov A, Cohn C.
Did minerals perform prebiotic combinatorial chemistry? - Schwartz AW.
Enzyme-mimicking properties of silicates and other minerals - Siegel BZ, Siegel SM.
The role of mineral surfaces in the origin of life - Otroshchenko VA, Vasilyeva NV.
Synthesis of long prebiotic oligomers on mineral surfaces - Ferris JP, Hill AR Jr, Liu R, Orgel LE.
Oligomerization of uridine phosphorimidazolides on montmorillonite: a model for the prebiotic synthesis of RNA on minerals. - Ding PZ, Kawamura K, Ferris JP.
From mineral support to enzymatic catalysis--further assumptions for the evolutionary history of glyoxalase system. - Kalapos MP.
Quartz fibers as templates for biopolymers. - Frondel C.
The possible role of clays in prebiotic peptide synthesis. - Paecht-Horowitz M. [No Abstract]
The possible role of solid surface area in condensation reactions during chemical evolution: reevaluation. - Lahav N, Chang S.
A possible role of fluctuating clay-water systems in the production of ordered prebiotic oligomers. - Lahav N, White DH.
Catalysis of peptide bond formation by histidyl-histidine in a fluctuating clay environment. - White DH, Erickson JC.
The combination of salt induced peptide formation reaction and clay catalysis: a way to higher peptides under primitive earth conditions. - Rode BM, Son HL, Suwannachot Y.
Modelling of the prebiotic synthesis of oligopeptides: silicate catalysts help to overcome the critical stage. - Zamaraev KI, Romannikov VN, Salganik RI, Wlassoff WA, Khramtsov VV.
The effect of smectite composition on the catalysis of peptide bond formation. - Bujdak J, Rode BM.
The interaction of biological molecules with clay minerals: a scanning force microscopy study. - Porter TL, Eastman MP, Whitehorse R, Bain E, Manygoats K.
Site-specific prebiotic oligomerization reactions of glycine on the surface of hectorite. - Porter TL, Eastman MP, Hagerman ME, Price LB, Shand RF.
Peptide chain elongation: a possible role of montmorillonite in prebiotic synthesis of protein precursors. - Bujdak J, Faybikova K, Eder A, Yongyai Y, Rode BM.
Analysis of peptides synthesized in the presence of SAz-1 montmorillonite and Cu(2+) exchanged hectorite. - Porter TL, Eastman MP, Bain E, Begay S.
Investigation on the mechanism of peptide chain prolongation on montmorillonite. - Bujdak J, Eder A, Yongyai Y, Faybikova K, Rode BM.
Self-assembly processes in the prebiotic environment. - Deamer D, Singaram S, Rajamani S, Kompanichenko V, Guggenheim S.
Prebiotic chemistry in clouds. - Oberbeck VR, Marshall J, Shen T.
A surface-mediated origin of the RNA world: biogenic activities of clay-adsorbed RNA molecules. - Franchi M, Gallori E.
Clay and the origin of life. - Ponnamperuma C, Shimoyama A, Friebele E.
A possible energetic role of mineral surfaces in chemical evolution. - Coyne LM.
Genetic takeover
Cool Memes: Genetic takeover
Seven Clues to the Origin of Life - on Amazon
Genetic takeover - book synopsis
Barium Ferrite Layers
Electron Microscopy of the Barium Ferrite Layer Structures
The Study of Long Range Order in Hexagonal Barium Ferrite Layer Structures
Other theories
Origin of life - at Wikipedia
Iron-sulfur world theory (Wikipedia)
Panspermia (Wikipedia)
Cosmic Ancestry
Auto-catalytic sets
Thermosynthesis
The Geochemical Origins of Life
Zeolites
Versatile Catalysts that Mimic Enzymes
Japanese research builds foundation for more versatile catalysts that mimic enzymes
Barium Ferrite
Electron Microscopy of the Barium Ferrite Layer Structures
Criticism
A replicator was not involved in the origin of life. - Shapiro R.
Small molecule interactions were central to the origin of life. - Shapiro R.
See also, my page of Shapiro Criticism.
Misc
H Hartman - home page
Origin competition - a prize for the best theory
Origin of Life - in Doron Lancet's group, at the Weizmann Institute
Mathematical Models of the Origin and Evolution of Life
The Center for the Study of Evolution and the Origin of Life - UCLA
The Universal Ancestor - Carl R. Woese
Chirality 'preferences' in physics
2LoT - life and maximising power - Kay and Schneider, 1991
Homepage of Jaap Bax - assorted philosophical ramblings
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