The Drive to Life on Wet and Icy Worlds
A reformulated theory for the origin of life focusing on alkaline hydrothermal vents as electrochemical reactors.
Evolutionary Biology
Notes on molecular evolution, phylogenetics, and the origins of life. Covers landmark papers on the tree of life, universal ancestors, and evolutionary theory.
Three Domains of Life: Woese's Phylogenetic Revolution
Woese et al.'s landmark 1990 paper established the three-domain system based on ribosomal RNA phylogeny, revolutionizing …
The Nature of LUCA and Early Earth System
Phylogenomic reconstruction of LUCA revealing a complex, 4.2 Ga old acetogen living in an established ecosystem.